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The Good and Bad of Workplace Conflict

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Coleman and Robert Ferguson explains why these pitfalls are so common and what to do to avoid them and take full advantage of the energy and potential for change that accompanies them. Good-hearted people feel better when benevolent cooperation works, but unfortunately, cooperation often fails. Promoting Diversity at Work.

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High-Trust Teams

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Like all social animals, human beings have an instinctive need to cooperate and rely on each other to satisfy their most basic emotional, psychological, and material needs. The powerful effect of trust is that it enables cooperative behavior without costly and cumbersome monitoring and contracting. .

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Successful Leadership Is Not One Size Fits All

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GE is known for its diversity and ability to function competitively in many markets. Jack Welch is quoted as saying, "What sets GE apart is a culture that uses diversity as a limitless source of learning opportunities, a storehouse of ideas whose breadth and richness is unmatched in world business." GE and HCL.