Author Archives: Cinnie Noble

If you make New Year’s resolutions, won’t you also consider the “conflict resolutions” below? This year, I will be kinder to others and to myself, too. This year, I will accept the inevitability of interpersonal conflicts and see them as … Continue reading →

Picking up on the last Conflict Mastery Quest(ions) blog “Conveying Conflict Messages Passively”, tendencies to communicate indirectly when it comes to difficult messages are not always heard with the meaning intended. This conflict-causing situation can set up a bit of … Continue reading →

In an effort to not offend others, some of us say things indirectly hoping the message will be heard. It doesn’t always work and for many, can be a destructive communication that serves no purpose other than to cause undue … Continue reading →

Sometimes we say “I’m sorry” immediately after realizing we offended another person. It sort of slips out almost in the same sentence as the statement or deed that hurt someone. What happens for many is that such a quick apology … Continue reading →

A ‘hot button’ for some of us is when people act aloof – defined by the Conflict Dynamics Profile as “people who isolate themselves, do not seek input from others or are hard to approach”. When this happens we may also … Continue reading →