What Do Small Business Owners Need to Understand about Conflict? I have worked with a number of leaders and teams in small businesses. They, like bigger businesses and organizations, sometimes need help to navigate conflict and communicate effectively. Every business is unique, with its own set of strengths and challenges, but over time I have […]
Photo by Michelle Cassar on Unsplash Use your super power to transform conflict. When you envision a super power, what comes to mind first? My wonderful niece, who loves science fiction and fantasy just as much as I do, pointed out to me that the superpowers featured in movies and comics are frequently about making […]
<img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-7361" data-attachment-id="7361" data-permalink="https://conflictremedy.com/us-versus-them/us_them5/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/us_them5.jpg?fit=1920%2C1483&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1920,1483" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Us versus Them" data-image-description=" Us versus Them–thumbs up/thumbs down ” data-image-caption=” Image by John Hain from Pixabay ” data-medium-file=”https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/us_them5.jpg?fit=300%2C232&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/us_them5.jpg?fit=1024%2C791&ssl=1″ class=”size-full wp-image-7361″ src=”https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/us_them5.jpg?resize=1080%2C834&ssl=1″ alt=”Us versus Them–thumbs up/thumbs down” width=”1080″ height=”834″ data-recalc-dims=”1″ /> Image by John Hain from Pixabay Us versus Them “We have met the enemy […]
<img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-7339" data-attachment-id="7339" data-permalink="https://conflictremedy.com/is-there-an-elephant-in-your-meeting-room/elephant-in-office-001copy/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/elephant-in-office.001copy.jpeg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1920,1080" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="elephant in office.001copy" data-image-description=" Office meeting with people sitting around table and elephant in the corner. ” data-image-caption=” Photos by sps universal on Unsplash and Nam Anh on Unsplash ” data-medium-file=”https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/elephant-in-office.001copy.jpeg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/elephant-in-office.001copy.jpeg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1″ class=”size-full wp-image-7339″ src=”https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/elephant-in-office.001copy.jpeg?resize=1080%2C608&ssl=1″ alt=”office meeting with elephant in corner” width=”1080″ height=”608″ data-recalc-dims=”1″ /> Photos […]
<img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-7319" data-attachment-id="7319" data-permalink="https://conflictremedy.com/do-employee-complaints-help-or-harm-the-workplace/complain1c-4/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/complain1c-3.jpeg?fit=1269%2C1881&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1269,1881" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="complain1c" data-image-description=" Seabird complaining loudly ” data-image-caption=” Photo by Santiago Lacarta on Unsplash ” data-medium-file=”https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/complain1c-3.jpeg?fit=202%2C300&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/complain1c-3.jpeg?fit=691%2C1024&ssl=1″ class=” wp-image-7319″ src=”https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/complain1c-3.jpeg?resize=836%2C1239&ssl=1″ alt=”complaining loudly” width=”836″ height=”1239″ data-recalc-dims=”1″ /> Photo by Santiago Lacarta on Unsplash Do employee complaints help or harm the workplace? It depends. Like conflict itself, complaining has […]
<img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-7284" data-attachment-id="7284" data-permalink="https://conflictremedy.com/habits-and-conflict/habit-stairs-001/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/habit-stairs.001.jpeg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1920,1080" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="habit stairs.001" data-image-description="" data-image-caption=" Photo by Stefan Steinbauer on Unsplash ” data-medium-file=”https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/habit-stairs.001.jpeg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/habit-stairs.001.jpeg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1″ class=”size-full wp-image-7284″ src=”https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/habit-stairs.001.jpeg?resize=1080%2C608&ssl=1″ alt=”staircase and habit” width=”1080″ height=”608″ data-recalc-dims=”1″ /> Photo by Stefan Steinbauer on Unsplash Habit and Conflict Do your habits affect how you experience and deal with conflict? The short answer—yes! […]
<img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-7262" data-attachment-id="7262" data-permalink="https://conflictremedy.com/where-peace-is-lost-to-conflict/peaceflowermosaic-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/peaceflowermosaic-1.jpg?fit=2233%2C1348&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2233,1348" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 5s","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1487936148","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.15","iso":"32","shutter_speed":"0.00026802465826856","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="peaceflowermosaic" data-image-description="" data-image-caption=" photo by Lorraine Segal ” data-medium-file=”https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/peaceflowermosaic-1.jpg?fit=300%2C181&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/peaceflowermosaic-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C618&ssl=1″ class=”size-full wp-image-7262″ src=”https://i0.wp.com/conflictremedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/peaceflowermosaic-1.jpg?resize=1080%2C652&ssl=1″ alt=”” width=”1080″ height=”652″ data-recalc-dims=”1″ /> photo by Lorraine Segal Where peace is lost to conflict, how can we find it? Drawing inspiration for conflict transformation from science fiction. I often find science […]