by Lorraine Segal | Apr 13, 2019
Conflict debts at work are hard to pay down It is natural and human to want to avoid or dodge conflict at work or anywhere, but relying too heavily on avoidance can create a “conflict debt” that is very hard to “pay down.” In Liane Davey’s excellent article, “ An...
by Lorraine Segal | Mar 16, 2019
Conflict in businesses and organizations can show up in at least three different ways. Recently, I was called in to consult with the board of a volunteer service organization experiencing some serious problems with internal conflict. As in many organizations, they...
by Lorraine Segal | Feb 16, 2019
You can’t heal a conflict if you get lost in your own story. You can’t heal a conflict if you get lost in your own story. My conflict coaching clients are far more likely to have a successful resolution or positive change in their conflict, when I can help them...
by Lorraine Segal | Jan 12, 2019
Photo by Daniel Hjalmarsson on Unsplash Effective Conflict Management versus a Quick “Fix”Sometime potential individual clients or institutions and organizations who want to hire me are looking for a quick fix for their longstanding conflict management problems. They...
by Lorraine Segal | Dec 17, 2018
Photo by Jordan McDonald on Unsplash When one person gets better conflict skills, the whole organization can shift When someone at a workplace, particularly in a leadership position, learns how to understand and manage conflict better, it doesn’t just change them for...