Conflict Confidence: From Fear to Freedom
Picture this – You are an intense journey that demands everyone brings their best forward but half the leaders are unequipped to deal with conflict. Where does that leave you? It leaves a lot o confusion and mistrust on the team. A recent DDI study revealed that...
Ahhh…Yes! Still Pushing?
Daily, I am keenly reminded… When we push another person, they almost always push back initially. This is a universal principle I’ve studied for over three decades. We label it resistance or conflict. That push can be through direct verbal opposition or...
Dirty Laundry and Clean Insights: Process Wrinkles Exposed
In a world of smart appliances, I sought simplicity. Instead, I tumbled into a spin cycle of process oversights that left me agitated—and it wasn’t just the rinse cycle to blame! In my work, I often point out that conflict isn’t always caused by people but...
Bulldozers and Blinks – Navigating Change
It’s lovely now. Though, for weeks, I navigated a gauntlet of large machinery every time I left my home – enduring clamorous noise at times necessitating zooming from a tiny remote closet, all while feeling more sensitive than usual due to my mother’s passing. I...
No Phone – Brought Me Home!
Fifteen days without my phone, most of it in foreign countries, was eye-opening. Literally. Conflict doesn’t always happen with another person; it often happens with events or things. Realizing my phone was gone, and after I secured and shut it down, I admit I cried a...
Karen Valencic
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