Conflict Owner's Manual
Indispensable conflict competence tips, in shorter than fifteen minute episodes, so you can do conflict better.
Our logo is a dandelion because conflict is like a weed you don't want in the garden. But since it's there, you want to know how to manage it, keep it from spreading, and feel good about how you dealt with it.
Podcasting since 2024 • 50 episodes
Conflict Owner's Manual
Latest Episodes
51 Four benefits of doing the work to be more conflict competent
Maya Angelou said, “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Pretend you have a private studio audience cheering you on when you make people feel ...
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50 What you miss when you respond the same to every conflict
You may be comfortable avoiding conflict, which is one of the many responses available to you in conflicts. Avoiding would be your pattern and it can work well. Similarly, you may regularly default to one of the other responses, and that would ...
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49 What to do with conflicts stuck in past experiences, present anxieties, or future fears
The words people use can provide insights into what keeps a conflict going. It's a conflict competency to notice the past, present or future tense of words, including your own. Listen to people's word spacers, such as 'er' and 'um' and what wor...
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48 How to go deeper than 'I messages" and surface issues
Perhaps you know how to say what you want as an 'I message' rather than a 'you message' to avoid antagonizing the other person. I suggest additional strategies that deepen conversations and also go below any superficial presenting issue to the ...
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47 Train your brain for conflict competence
Your brain uses your senses to collect data, interpret the information, make a risk assessment, and report to you at the speed of thought. Your brain predicts what is happening, and what might happen, so that you can react. For your reaction to...
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loved your latest podcast. The 3 point format is great. I liked the talk to your allies about a conflict. I always thought that was gossip
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