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Hitting Workplace Conflict Head-on

Lead Change Blog

“For good ideas and true innovation, you need human interactions, conflict, argument, debate.” — Margaret Heffernan. That is what many of us do when we try to avoid conflict. The cost of conflict avoidance is huge and directly hits the company’s bottom line. Conflict Avoiders. Common Causes of Workplace Conflict.

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Dealing with Conflict | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

If so, you likely have issues with conflict. Here’s the thing - leadership and conflict go hand-in-hand. Leadership is a full-contact sport, and if you cannot address conflict in a healthy, productive fashion then you should not be in a leadership role.

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Don’t Fight Fire with Fire—Respond to a Flaming Email Calmly

HR Digest

Not all flame emails are exchanged between people who are professionally linked, but almost all of them result in lasting conflicts once one chooses to respond to a flaming email with anger. For whatever reason it is sent, the results are the same—flame emails lead to direct conflicts and discomfort for everyone who witnesses the exchange.

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Introverts: 6 Ways to Maximize Your Natural Strengths

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Dim the lights, turn off the radio and reduce distractions from technology to get inside your head. 4) Focus the conversations: Introverts excel at the serious, purpose-driven, one-on-one or small group interactions vital for problem solving, working through conflicts, and winning people over. Tip: Prepare on two levels.

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March 2013 Leadership Development Carnival

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Thanks to those who contributed the many excellent posts on leadership practices, the workplace environment and personal mastery. Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership says, “A lot of leaders make the mistake of using the same conflict management strategy for all kinds of conflict. Leadership Practices and Approaches.

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Ideas Are Not The Keys To Entrepreneurial Success

Tanveer Naseer

While this might be a letdown for the budding inventor, this is great news for aspiring entrepreneurs to know that there are ways, right now, to help their businesses succeed without being hit on the head by an apple and coming up with a new scientific theory. Poor leadership and poor execution can sink even the greatest ideas.

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You Can't Argue With Crazy | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Hit Conflict Head-on : While you can’t always prevent conflicts, it has been my experience that the secret to conflict resolution is in fact conflict prevention where possible. If conflict does flare up, you will likely minimize its severity by dealing with it quickly.

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