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Conflict Avoidance is Dishonesty
Unfortunately, this is not an isolated incident. Most of us are familiar with situations where people are unwilling or afraid to present unpleasant truths. In many cases, who can blame them? The unspoken rule in all too many companies is: We don’t want to see anything negative, even if it is true; we like our rose-colored glasses. Ignoring facts, e
... See moreJim Collins • BE 2.0 (Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0): Turning Your Business into an Enduring Great Company
avoidance of the tough issues, what psychologists call conflict-aversion, only makes things worse.
Henry Cloud • Boundaries for Leaders (Enhanced Edition): Results, Relationships, and Being Ridiculously In Charge
When an executive decides not to confront a peer about a potential disagreement, he or she is dooming employees to waste time, money, and emotional energy dealing with unresolvable issues. This causes the best employees to start looking for jobs in less dysfunctional organizations, and it creates an environment of disillusionment, distrust, and exh... See more
Patrick Lencioni • The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive: A Leadership Fable
conflict. But if it comes only as a result of people holding back their opinions and honest concerns, then it’s a bad thing. I’d trade that false kind of harmony any day for a team’s willingness to argue effectively about an issue and then walk
Patrick M. Lencioni • The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Enhanced Edition: A Leadership Fable (J-B Lencioni Series)
Failure to confront the brutal facts is a pre-cursor to catastrophic decline, always. (Directed