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Two-Step to Prioritize Relationship

The two-step discussion process  is so simple you might say, “Isn’t it obvious?” Nope, not to task-oriented people.

Two-Step for Conflict Avoiders

When things heat up, do you step forward and engage?  Or step back and assess?

Facilitation in the Digital Age

Image of Iphone screen with people gathered

People hate meetings.   You can change that.

Intro to Conflict Styles Podcast

Organizational psychologist and podcaster Meisha Rouser interviews Ron Kraybill on conflict styles.

Conflict as Spiritual Path

You can make conflict resolution a spiritual path.

Conflict Styles Apply in Politics Too

Conflict style awareness is not just an interpersonal skill.  It's political too!

How Does Conflict Style Shape Destiny?

Your conflict style involves more than you may think.

How to Turn Insult to Dialogue

Every leader needs to learn skills for turning insult into dialogue.

Can You Lead in Emergencies?

Can you lead in times of emergency?  Don’t think that's for someone else.  Life exempts none from this call.  

Don't Give Others Insult Power

If you take offense easily, you're an easy mark for manipulators.

Pyramid of Conflict Resolution Skills

What is the connection between interpersonal conflict resolution tools like the Style Matters conflict style inventory or the Thomas Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument and big conflicts of our world, like ethnic and religious violence or threat of nuclear war?

Why You Need to Do Teambuilding

The single most important factor in productivity and in people's sense of satisfaction on the job: relationships among colleagues. 

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