Conflict Owner's Manual
Indispensable tips for developing your conflict competence in episodes of ten minutes or less, 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 • 30 episodes
Conflict Owner's Manual
Latest Episodes
31 Is conflict competence a "soft" skill
Conflict competence is on almost every top ten list for success at work, for relationships and in life. Is conflict competence a hard skill, a soft skill or both?
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Episode 31
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30 What is the role of context in conflict?
When conflict happens, it may look like a simple, one or two issue problem between two or three people. Often, there's more going on than appears on the surface. Context is the environment in which conflict moves.
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Episode 30
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29 When conflicts outgrow their original boundaries
Some conflict start small, like you helpfully mention that someone didn't wash a dish, and whoa, it blows into a contest over who never cleans up and who always leaves a mess everywhere. Maybe you weren't looking at the conflict the same ways f...
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28 What's the problem with agreeing to disagree?
When persuasion and arguing haven't helped heal a disagreement, you might "agree to disagree" and change the subject. Is there a downside to leaving an argument this way? Deborah suggests trying conflict competent options.
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