conflicts
“Being wrong is the only way I feel sure I’ve learned anything.”
Adam Grant • Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
Conflict at work is often due to a person’s feeling defensive out of a fear of losing face. To prove himself he sets certain goals for how others should treat him, and then expects rigidly that others will fulfill those expectations. This rarely happens as planned, however, because others also have an agenda for their own rigid goals to be
... See moreMihaly Csikszentmihalyi • Flow: The Psychology of Happiness
Conflict can be seen as something that is bad, or as a teaching moment.
Rebecca Anne Bailey • Easy To Love, Difficult To Discipline: The 7 Basic Skills For Turning Conflict
You can be confident in your ability to achieve a goal in the future while maintaining the humility to question whether you have the right tools in the present. That’s the sweet spot of confidence.
Adam Grant • Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
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
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
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.