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Re:A guide to difficult conversations by rejschaap on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @11:27AM (#19492696)
Depends on how you deliver the lines. I can easily imagine saying this with sincerity and without anger. It sticks to facts, it doesn't make any judgments about them or their intent, it invites them to share their side of the story.

It is also pretty direct and far from passive-aggressive behavior in my opinion.

Re:A guide to difficult conversations by treis on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @11:46AM (#19492884)
>It is also pretty direct and far from passive-aggressive behavior in my opinion.

The message is "Stop being late for meetings because it's making the team ineffecient". That's an 'aggresive' statement but you're delivering it in a 'passive' way because it makes it look like you're asking to see if everything is ok.

If you want to deliver the "Stop being late" message then say that.

If you want to ask what's going on, then do it without pointing out the problems they are causing.