THIS WEEK'S READ 70% of employees are avoiding a difficult conversation with their boss, colleagues, or direct reports right now, according to Bravely's Conversation Gap report. And 1 in 4 have postponed a hard conversation for over a year (VitalSmarts, via Atana). The cost: A VitalSmarts survey found every single conversation failure costs an organization $7,500 and more than seven workdays. And employees spend 2.8 hours a week dealing with conflict, about 4 weeks a year: A