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Category Archives: Conflict Management Coaching

KNOW WHEN TO HOLD ‘EM

The story in the song The Gambler – most famously sung by American country music singer Kenny Rogers – is about two people on a train “bound for nowhere”. One of the people is a gambler who perceives the other … Continue reading

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THE CONFLICT REVISIT

How many times – after an interpersonal conflict has occurred – have you said to yourself, “I wish I had said that or I wish I hadn’t said that”? It’s the sort of recrimination that stays with us and we … Continue reading

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WE CAN’T CHANGE WHAT HAPPENED

This quote applies to just about everything I guess 😊 And, it is used here in our conversation today as it relates to interpersonal conflict. There have been so many times after interpersonal conflicts that I’ve wanted a do-over!  I think of … Continue reading

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THE STORM IS MAKING ME TIRED

In a wonderful book entitled The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy, there are many quotes in it that touch me. One of them shows a boy on a horse and he clearly looks beleaguered. He says “This storm … Continue reading

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BEING KIND IN CONFLICT

In the midst of interpersonal conflict, it’s difficult to be kind to the other person – no matter how kind a person we may usually be. It is also difficult to be kind to ourselves. It’s understandable that when our … Continue reading

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