Most organizations have too little conflict.
Teams that can’t fight fair are mediocre. They don’t innovate. They seldom leverage each other’s skill. They fall below the beauty of excellence.
Warning: Friction between individuals based on personalities, backstabbing, and gossip hinders productivity.
The rule: Everyone pulls together once decisions are made.
We use four spoons in our house. The decorative sugar spoon is for coffee creamer.
The “fancy eating spoon” with a long handle is for ice cream.
My wife uses the wrong spoons. She uses the fancy eating spoon for yogurt!
I tried to explain spoon protocol but failed.
Don’t worry if there’s conflict. Worry if there isn’t.
Disagreements are inevitable.
Avoidance is the enemy. Conflict resilience helps you thrive during the inevitable. How can you turn discomfort into discovery?
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Don’t worry if there’s conflict. Worry if there isn’t.
Disagreements are inevitable.
Avoidance is the enemy. Conflict resilience helps you thrive during the inevitable. How can you turn discomfort into discovery?
More…
Tension on the team turns small obstacles into toxic distractions.
The problems we have with each other destroy us. External challenges invite teams to depend on each other. But we can’t rise when we beat each other down.
The people we can’t confront run the team.
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