{"id":14875,"date":"2024-04-19T11:49:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T16:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/?p=14875"},"modified":"2024-10-07T01:12:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T06:12:00","slug":"avoiding-conflict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/avoiding-conflict\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking the Silence: How Leaders Can Move from Conflict Avoidance to Effective Resolution"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14875\" class=\"elementor elementor-14875\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d08826e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d08826e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e019aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"1e019aa\" 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fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sleep-on-it-768x401.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-10416\" alt=\"Sleeping on a decision\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sleep-on-it-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sleep-on-it-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sleep-on-it-150x78.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sleep-on-it.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16b6fe0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16b6fe0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e84525b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e84525b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Avoid Conflict\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2f9dca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2f9dca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Some Superficial Suggestions<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b14308b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b14308b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Stay in bed; all day, every day<\/li><li>Sneak off to a foreign country and tell no one<\/li><li>Change your name and phone number<\/li><li>Ignore it and let it go away on its own.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><div>Of course, these are useless ideas. And, I challenge you to come up with any lasting way to avoid conflict.\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5cf4a2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a5cf4a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0848ca2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0848ca2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8b4b1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8b4b1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In The Real World...<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba6d7fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba6d7fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"#resistance\"><em>&#8220;Conflict Resistance is Futile.&#8221;<\/em><\/a><\/h4><p>Like sweeping your debris under the rug, conflict avoidance only makes matters worse.\u00a0 We realize this,\u00a0 Yet we still choose avoidance.\u00a0<\/p><p>When you choose to avoid conflict, whose interests are being served?\u00a0 The most likely answer is we choose to serve our own desire to avoid an uncomfortable situation.\u00a0 Nothing more.\u00a0 Avoidance is choosing to do nothing.\u00a0\u00a0So who really wins by choosing avoidance?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8a89a2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b8a89a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae5ace2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae5ace2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sweep2-mso.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6602\" alt=\"Swept Under\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sweep2-mso.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sweep2-mso-150x102.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7619ff1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7619ff1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ce9ab0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ce9ab0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Downsides of Conflict Avoidance<\/h2><h4>Unresolved Issues<\/h4><ul data-sourcepos=\"10:7-11:98\"><li data-sourcepos=\"10:7-10:75\">Avoiding conflict allows problems to fester and worsen.<\/li><li data-sourcepos=\"10:7-10:75\">Have you seen the productivity drain that can result from avoiding addressing important performance issues with a disgruntled employee?\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><h4>Missed Opportunities<\/h4><ul data-sourcepos=\"13:7-14:78\"><li data-sourcepos=\"13:7-13:83\">Conflict can be a catalyst for positive change and innovation.<\/li><li data-sourcepos=\"14:7-14:78\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Team disagreement can often result in an even better product design.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h4>Resentment and Frustration<\/h4><ul><li>Bottling up emotions can damage relationships within the team.<\/li><li data-sourcepos=\"17:7-18:0\">Like when a manager avoids addressing a subordinate&#8217;s bad habits, leading to resentment.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d896ba8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d896ba8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>Conflict is inevitable, undeniable, and typically unavoidable.\u00a0 While you can\u2019t <strong>avoid<\/strong> conflict, you <em>can<\/em> choose to <strong>navigate<\/strong> it with a mindset of <strong>empathy<\/strong> and <strong>awareness<\/strong>.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2df5993 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2df5993\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Developing Awareness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b765c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b765c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>How Strong is YOUR Need to be Right?<\/h4><p>It helps to be aware that one of the strongest human needs is <strong>the need to be right.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>So when conflicting viewpoints inevitably occur, emotions can run hot.\u00a0\u00a0How willing are you to let go of this need for the sake of a successful outcome?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e4439a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e4439a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Navigating Conflict by Developing Empathy and Awareness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04b43f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04b43f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To accellerate your development and get better at this, I recommend the timeless wisdom of <strong><em>The 7 Habits<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45bba41 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"45bba41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51ce5b2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"51ce5b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0880747 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0880747\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Fh30mk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"323\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-habits.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-10619\" alt=\"7 Habits cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-habits.jpg 323w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-habits-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-habits-97x150.jpg 97w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38677a5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"38677a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9c2fbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9c2fbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Habit #5 of 7<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30e57d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30e57d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.franklincovey.com\/the-7-habits\/habit-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\" Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood\"<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c6c866 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c6c866\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Fh30mk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People<\/a> is a professional development classic.\u00a0 Habit #5 is an ideal way to develop a mindset for navigating conflict.\u00a0 As you work toward understanding what others are both thinking and feeling, you enhance your ability to both connect with them and to minimize their resistance to, in turn understand <em>your<\/em> position.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a32846 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a32846\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The book also provides other helpful habits for effectively navigating and resolving conflict. Resolution:<\/p><ul><li>#2: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.franklincovey.com\/the-7-habits\/habit-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>&#8220;Begin with the end in mind&#8221;<\/em><\/a><\/li><li>#4: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.franklincovey.com\/the-7-habits\/habit-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>&#8220;Think Win-Win&#8221;<\/em><\/a><\/li><li>#6: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.franklincovey.com\/the-7-habits\/habit-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Synergize&#8221;<\/em><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8719591 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8719591\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-394c181 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"394c181\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Be Aware of Negative Judgements<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a047a20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a047a20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Negative Judgements are an ever-present obstacle to conflict resolution.\u00a0 As previously discussed in <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/how-judgmental-are-you\/\">&#8220;How Judgemental are You?<\/a>&#8220;<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0 awareness of the three ways we judge helps you be more open-minded.\u00a0 We judge:<\/p><ol><li>Ourselves<\/li><li>Others<\/li><li>Our Circumstances<\/li><\/ol><p>Part of developing your awareness when navigating conflict is noticing your negative judgment of others and their ideas.\u00a0 And understanding that negativity will only add fuel to the fire of the conflict.\u00a0 And will shut down collaboration and innovation.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6df29ca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6df29ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fd2295 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fd2295\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Be Aware of Your Mindset and Approach: Unhealthy or Healthy?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d0441b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d0441b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d82c9f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d82c9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4888b3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4888b3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/conflict600-sf-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-11280\" alt=\"Bad Business Behavior\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/conflict600-sf-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/conflict600-sf-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/conflict600-sf.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e2e4cf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e2e4cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fcb555 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8fcb555\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Unhealthy Conflict?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0f18ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0f18ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Me vs. You<\/h4><p><em>Unhealthy Conflict<\/em> pits you against another person with a different viewpoint.\u00a0 The challenge takes a back seat to personal confrontation<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f05d06c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f05d06c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9185e8c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9185e8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ff9f1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ff9f1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Healthy Conflict?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6137c1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6137c1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Me + You vs. The Challenge<\/h4><p>You enlist a collaborator to address the challenge or poblem together with awareness and empathy toward each other and the ideas and suggestions that ensue.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-292a809 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"292a809\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ada5f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ada5f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/collaboration-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-15450\" alt=\"two women talking while looking at laptop computer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/collaboration-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/collaboration-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/collaboration-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/collaboration-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/collaboration-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/collaboration.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d73c1ae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d73c1ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f28db69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f28db69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pursuing Healthy Conflict<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b18eda8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b18eda8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In your pursuit of <strong>healthy conflict<\/strong>, I offer some familiar guiding words.<\/p><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&#8220;United We Stand Divided We Fall&#8221;<\/em><\/h4><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_we_stand,_divided_we_fall#:~:text=The%20phrase%20has%20been%20attributed,%22The%20Bundle%20of%20Sticks%22.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8211; Aesop<\/a><\/p><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&#8220;All of us will always be smarter than one of us.&#8221;<\/em><\/h4><p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211; Ken Blanchard<\/p><p>And from that insight, I offer this rule to follow:<\/p><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>When navigating conflict, always choose<\/strong> collaboration<strong> over confrontation.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0975c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a0975c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Seek Agreement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5e57e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5e57e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Agree to <strong>Disagree<\/strong> or Agree to <strong>Collaborate.<\/strong>\u00a0 This is an opportunity to apply the aforementioned Habit #2:\u00a0<em>\u201cBegin with the end in mind\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p>Your\u00a0<em>\u201cend\u201d<\/em> is something that all should agree with. The\u2026<\/p><ul><li>goal<\/li><li>desired outcome<\/li><li>solution to the common problem or challenge<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5f3043 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f5f3043\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b3ff17 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b3ff17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53a0dbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53a0dbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Future Food for Thought<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-369d985 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"369d985\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once you and your team have honed your ability to navigate conflict and avoid the trap of personal judgment, consider this approach to leading innovative thinking and collaborative problem-solving.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Since avoiding conflict is counterproductive, why not strategically embrace it?\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbe2376 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cbe2376\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07936a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"07936a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/What-conflicts-768x527.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-15405\" alt=\"What conflicts should I try to stir up today?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/What-conflicts-768x527.webp 768w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/What-conflicts-300x206.webp 300w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/What-conflicts-1024x702.webp 1024w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/What-conflicts-150x103.webp 150w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/What-conflicts-jpg.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37b2846 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"37b2846\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94c9d4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94c9d4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Footnotes<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9648ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9648ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Disclosure \u2013 Transparency Statement about the book recomendation<\/strong><br \/>As Amazon Associates members, we receive a commission on sales made through this page on Amazon products. Our relationship with Amazon has no influence on the recommendations on this page.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3c11f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"f3c11f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"resistance\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb2a29a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fb2a29a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e31032 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0e31032\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76b959f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76b959f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Just for Fun<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-802ee74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"802ee74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"Conflict Resistance is Futile.\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-773080b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"773080b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The phrase: <em>&#8220;Resistance is Futile&#8221;<\/em> is borrowed from Star Trek. Once a person was <i>assimilated <\/i>by <i>The Borg<\/i>, there was little hope for escape.\u00a0 This 51 second video illustrates the futility of assimilation.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><hr \/><p><em><br \/>In Star Trek, The Borg are an alien group that appear as recurring antagonists in the Star Trek fictional universe. 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