Preparing for a Difficult Conversation Poster

Preparing for a Difficult Conversation Poster

Poster Preparing for a Difficult Conversation Life is full of difficult conversations. Telling a direct report that their performance isn’t up to par. Letting a teammate know that their comments in a meeting hurt you. Asking your manager for something you think you...
What to Do if You Witness Colleagues Fighting

What to Do if You Witness Colleagues Fighting

This is part 3 in a four-part series about what to do when you witness dysfunction on your team. Each post provides a better alternative to being a hapless bystander. In the first post, we talked about how to help if the boss is bullying your colleague. In the second,...
Stop Avoiding Conflict in the Workplace

Stop Avoiding Conflict in the Workplace

  Are you someone who hates conflict? If the thought of conflict scares you, makes your palms sweat, your stomach churn, or keeps you awake at night, then you need conflict much more often and much more quickly than the average person. This may sound paradoxical,...
How to Tell if Your Work Conflict is Healthy

How to Tell if Your Work Conflict is Healthy

I have been in the throes of helping a client with their strategic planning process. I love this work, but you might be wondering why someone with a Ph.D. in organizational psychology is of any use in facilitating strategy. The answer is that strategy is all about...