Category Archives: Conflict Coaching
Telling the Truth in Conflict
Leo Tolstoy said in Tolstoy’s Diaries: “The truth is obtained like gold, not by letting it grow bigger, but by washing off from it everything that isn’t gold.” One of the reasons I like this quote, when applied to conflict, … Continue reading
Listening Through
Two wonderful friends and colleagues of mine, Kate Sharpe and Jeanie Nishimura, wrote a terrific book last year entitled When Mentoring Meets Coaching: Shifting the Stance in Education (2016, Pearson Canada Inc., Toronto, Canada). The authors provide a great resource … Continue reading
Changing Your Direction in Conflict
Another favourite quote of mine is by Lao Tzu: “If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.” Though this applies to so many things in life, when it comes to conflict I find it … Continue reading
The Little Things in Conflict
Sherlock Holmes said: “It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.” (Case of Identity) When it comes to interpersonal conflict it is often the case that the little things build up … Continue reading
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