Conflict resolution articles vault for october 2007
October 25, 2007
The Conflict Resolution Articles Vault is a monthly feature that dips into the archives and shares still-relevant articles from one year ago:
How to Win an Argument, Part 1: A story that’ll feel familiar to most of you.
Giving Advice Is a Problem-Solving Crutch: Why a common problem-solving approach [Read more]
More reasons to reduce the stress of conflict
October 23, 2007
Conflict at work or home isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Better decisions, greater creativity and stronger relationships come from sorting through differences of opinion and perspective.
But poorly handled or ineffectively resolved conflict, on the other hand, is a problem. Just ask your heart.
I’ve mentioned prior research connecting heart health to conflict (see, for example, Hearts Hurt When Spouses Spat). Now two studies in the news offer insights on conflict and stress on both the home and work fronts. [Read more]
Relationship and resolution roundup, october 2007
October 17, 2007
My monthly roundups are links to ideas and articles that help make relationships stronger, workplaces more dynamic, conversations more collaborative, and conflict more constructive:
Do you wish you could get a little more detachment from taking things personally on occasion? Check out Christine Kane’s How to NOT Take Things Personally: A Practical Guide. And while you’re on Christine’s site, check out her tour schedule…her concerts are as engaging, warm and smart as her blog. [Read more]
Blog action day: dialogue and debate tipsheet
October 15, 2007
Many of you already know that today is Blog Action Day. Bloggers all over the world are uniting to put a single important issue on everyone’s mind: The environment.
My contribution to the day is a one-page tip-sheet for distinguishing dialogue from debate. I’ve created it for people like you and me who have strong convictions about certain issues—like the environment. People who advocate for and want to influence others’ thinking about and action on those issues. People who value dialogue as a way of building shared understanding and creating opportunities for significant social change. [Read more]
Communication at work and the husband hidden in kenya
October 4, 2007
What is this about a husband in Kenya?
The college president for whom I was working at the time stared at me across the table during our weekly one-on-one. She looked troubled.
I set my coffee mug down. A what?
In yesterday’s strategic planning meeting, I heard you mention a husband in Kenya. There must be some explanation. Does Rod know? [Read more]
