“When misunderstandings grow cut your ego.” Anonymous I imagine psychiatrists and other related professionals would dispute the idea that we as humans can be ego-less under any circumstances, including when it comes to being in conflict with others. Well, they … Continue reading
I like this quote by Beverly Sills – it applies to just about everything! When it comes to interpersonal conflict though ‘any place worth going’ might be feeling listened to, understood, acknowledged, mutual reconciling of our differences, feeling settled, resolved, … Continue reading
Having been in the conflict management field for a long time – as a mediator and conflict management coach – I have seen and heard repeatedly the positional stances people take when in conflict. I too, have experienced being in … Continue reading
We all make mistakes – lots even – and lots of the time. Sometimes, some of the people who experience an adverse impact by our mistakes don’t let us forget the hurt and harm we caused. In these cases, and … Continue reading
There’s something that often happens when we’re in conflict – our interpersonal disputes often seem to end up being about right and wrong! And by being right we seem to need to make the other person wrong. The conflict might … Continue reading