What’s the hardest conversation you’ve had to have with a stakeholder, and how did you handle it?

Telling senior leaders that my team couldn’t deliver three campaigns at once without hurting quality.

I didn’t just say “we’re overloaded.” I showed the team’s workload, then offered two options: delay one campaign or add temporary support. They chose to delay one, and the other two performed better. The lesson: protect your team with facts and options, not complaints.