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Category Archives: Conflict Management Coaching

I’M NOT SAYING YOU’RE WRONG…

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

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Looking Back

It’s not the first time this blog has written about a common reaction to being in conflict – looking behind us at what happened or didn’t happen, wishing we had said or done something differently, continually blaming ourselves or the … Continue reading

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The Aftermath

The other day I used the word ‘aftermath’ in front of my friend’s 9-year-old daughter Maya and she thought it a strange expression. I had just asked her mother what the aftermath was of the dispute she had experienced. Maya … Continue reading

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Your Gut Instincts and Conflict

Many of us have fine-tuned instincts that help guide us through challenges we face when we encounter situations and interactions that perplex us.  We might use the expression “my gut tells me….” at these times. Gut instinct or intuition refers, … Continue reading

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What are you Focusing on Regarding a Conflict?

When we are in conflict – within ourselves or with another person – we typically find ourselves focusing on something specific about what we are feeling and what happened. And our energy around that something grows exponentially the more we … Continue reading

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