conflicts
Disagreeable givers often make the best critics: their intent is to elevate the work, not feed their own egos. They don’t criticize because they’re insecure; they challenge because they care. They dish out tough love.
Adam Grant • Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
disagreeable givers
The instinct to avoid conflict is an instinct that is natural and useful - if the tribe didn't like you, you wouldn't get food. However, conflict avoidance is also a form of dishonesty, the most common form in business. I'm talking about leaders who fail to create a team environment where conflict avoidance is mitigated. "This isn't working."
Linkedin • Conflict Avoidance is Dishonesty
Rather than viewing conflict as a threat, the transformative view sees conflict as a valuable opportunity to grow and increases our understanding of ourselves and others. Conflict helps us stop, assess and take notice.
John Paul Lederach • Conflict Transformation
If we’re comfortable being wrong, we’re not afraid to poke fun at ourselves. Laughing at ourselves reminds us that although we might take our decisions seriously, we don’t have to take ourselves too seriously.
Adam Grant • Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
I know that most people overrate the difficulty of hard conversations, and underrate how good it is to have them. Conflict avoidance slowly rots your whole life, and many people are about eight awkward discussions from a much-improved existence. In other words, go squash all of your beefs. This book is a decent start if you have no idea how to do t... See more
Sasha Chapin • 50 Things I Know
the great benefit of using the conflict resolution diagram: finding win-win solutions.