conflict

Keeping Conflict in Perspective

A surprise attack is one of the hardest conflicts to handle. It’s a shock to the system. Often the first reaction (after your heartbeat returns to normal) is to blame the other person or to blame yourself and to get caught in endless internal dialogue about who’s at fault and what to do next.

4 Psychological Needs Help Deal With Conflict

Have you ever been plagued by doubts and internal conflict? Do you wonder why people in your life react differently causing arguments and difficulties? Find out what causes these conflicts and what you can do about them.

Letting Go Of Perfection

One of my favorite words, the concept of Discovery excites the brain, conjures up lost treasure, desert islands, new inventions, and old relics, something that was up to now unknown. Explorers discover new lands, scientists discover cures for diseases, and philosophers seek to discover the truth.

Managing My Resistance: Learning to Flow with What Life Offers

How can we turn daily conflicts into life teachers? Just by asking the question, we begin to transform conflict moments into ki moments and attacks into energy we can use to build the kinds of home, work, and community environments we want to live in.

Symphony of Human Dynamics

This article focuses on the inevitability and value of differences when two or more persons come together. It would be pointless and boring for two or more to come together if there are no differences.

It’s a Habit

Do you sometimes have the feeling that you’re running into the same obstacles over and over again? Many of my conflicts have the same feel to them, like “Hey, I think I’ve been here before,” but I can’t figure out how I wound up in the same place. The situation is different, but the conflict feels the same.

A Gift of Energy

When attack becomes dance, everything is seen as a gift of energy.

Excerpt From The Art Of Managing: Conflict Behavior Styles

Conflict occurs in situations in which people are interdependent, seek different outcomes, favor different methods to the same end, or perceive others are interfering with their ability for rewards or resources. A person’s behavior in conflict situations can be described by two basic dimensions assertiveness and cooperation. Assertiveness is the extent to which the team member attempts to satisfy his own concerns. Cooperation is the team members attempt to satisfy the other p…

Conflict Mistakes

Ever make a conflict mistake? No, I’m sure you haven’t. Neither have I. Healing a conflict mistake is possible with patience and positive intention.

We Have to Talk: A Step-By-Step Checklist for Difficult Conversations

Think of a conversation you’ve been putting off. Got it? Great. Then let’s go.