If there is a disagreement or conflict in the workplace, pretending it’s not there will just allow the problem to grow. Before you try to resolve the issue, prepare for the conversation. Author Lisa ...

Conflict styles are basically the go-to patterns we all fall into when things get tense with someone else. You know how some ...

I agree with you, Mr. Arthur Miller, “the woods are burning” indeed. America’s current political climate seems like a blazing forest fire of disagreement. We are unable to see each other through the ...

From calming texts to role-playing tough talks, here’s how I use ChatGPT to resolve conflicts — with prompts you can try today.

Rather than relying on a single authority figure, high-performing teams create a culture where team members actively engage in peer-to-peer accountability. In today’s evolving workplace, the most ...

Conflict is part of life. Just ask any divorce attorney, bankruptcy lawyer or lawyer who represents employees in wrongful termination lawsuits, “What is the common denominator that brings clients to ...

Facing conflict is never fun, whether it’s at work, in our personal lives, on social media or elsewhere. When we encounter a disagreement, we can easily blur the lines between logic and emotion and ...

Whether it’s design disagreements or different working styles, interpersonal conflict within your firm is inevitable. This week, we asked nine designers—Olivia Botrie, Meghan Jay, Brandon and Summer ...

We need to look no further than the evening news these days to see harsh examples of conflict. Somehow, people forgot—or never even learned—how to address differences in constructive (not to mention ...

To run a successful business, we bring together a diverse group of people with different skill sets to cover all areas of the business. This results in people who might have very different values and ...

Joel Salinas, a Harvard neurologist, and Robert Bordone, a Harvard lawyer, are experts in the study of conflict. But their communication styles are quite different: Salinas, with over a decade of ...

On March 4, 1861, Abraham Lincoln became the 16th president of the United States. Lincoln could have appointed partisans to lead the nation during a looming crisis. Instead, he created a cabinet ...