First-time managers learn the hard conversation by having it.
Tough feedback to a top performer, peer disagreement with a senior leader, expectation reset with an overcommitted teammate — your managers practice these against an AI that responds like a real human, before they have to do it for real.
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Promotion to manager doesn't come with the skill set.
Your newly-promoted senior engineer is now responsible for a tough feedback conversation by Friday. PowerPoint training won't get them ready. Coaching sessions are weekly at best. They need reps, and the only place to get them today is the live conversation.
Run the practice conversation at 9pm the night before. Your manager walks in calm because the AI already pushed them harder than the real teammate will.
Describe the teammate in plain words. The AI character mirrors their tone, stakes, and pushback. Not a generic "difficult employee" template.
Empathy, clarity, holding the message under pressure — each scored separately. See your managers improve over months, not vibes.
Three conversations every new manager has to learn.
45-second samples — different conversation types, the same AI engine pushing back behind the scenes.
Tough feedback to a top performer
Star engineer ships fast but burns peers. Deliver the message without losing them — or watering it down.
Pushing back on a senior leader
VP wants to ship a feature you think is wrong. Disagree without being dismissed. Frame it as their decision, not your veto.
The overcommitted teammate
A peer keeps over-promising and missing dates. Have the boundary conversation without making it personal.
"I've been struggling with difficult conversations my whole life. It's never been easy to say the right thing at the right time. I built MHB to be the gym I wished I had. Practice speaking now — and help your future self when the moment arrives."
From scenario to scoreboard.
Author a scenario
Describe the situation in plain words. We generate the AI character, opening line, and grading rubric.
Assign to your team
Invite teammates by email. Assign scenarios with due dates. Track who has done what.
They practice by voice
Live conversation with the AI character. The persona pushes back. No script, no waiting.
You see results
Per-axis scores, completion, last attempt. CSV export. No transcripts ever shared with you.
See it run on a scenario from your team.
15 minutes. We'll author one of your real-world scenarios live in the call. No deck, no replay.
Tell us about your team.
We'll get back to you within 24 hours.
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