Avoiding a Conflict Debt at Work

Avoiding a Conflict Debt at Work

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...
Three Common Ways Conflict Shows Up in Organizations

Three Common Ways Conflict Shows Up in Organizations

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...
Lost in a Conflict Story

Lost in a Conflict Story

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...
Effective Conflict Management versus a Quick “Fix”

Effective Conflict Management versus a Quick “Fix”

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...
The Ripple Effect of Good Conflict Skills

The Ripple Effect of Good Conflict Skills

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...