If you never have conflict in your life, don’t read this post!

Whether it’s working remotely or struggling to home-school your children, you may find that since COVID-19 began, you’re getting into more arguments and conflict situations with those around you. When faced with a conflict or potential conflict situation, everyone has a specific “go to” or primary conflict style that they’re likely to use to get […]

What you don’t know about your conflict style could crush your organization (and your career)

What you don’t know about your conflict style could crush your organization (and your career)

One of the things I’ve noticed about the organizations I’ve served in more than 20 years in business, is that the organization’s “conflict culture” is almost always a direct reflection of the dominant conflict style of the organization’s leader. If the conflict style is weak or negative, it becomes a cancer in the organization, destroying […]

The #1 Way to Avoid Misunderstandings and Conflict: Perception Checking

The #1 Way to Avoid Misunderstandings and Conflict: Perception Checking

Most of the conflict I have experienced in my life, both first and second hand, has not been the result of factual disagreement, but of differing perceptions. Every day we interact with others, “notice” their behavior, and then proceed to draw conclusions about what it is, what it means, etc. Our interpretations, and thus our […]