Conflict Resolution Articles
Two Perspectives of Power & Conflict in Teams and Organizations
“It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.” ~ Francis Bacon Conflict is the bane of organizational productivity and engagement. When done with respect and curiosity, conflict can be...
Team Dysfunction & the Center for Human Systems
Dysfunctional Teams & the Center for Human SystemsOn an evening dog walk, I listened to this episode of Michael Lewis' podcast https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/against-the-rules/episode-6-the-overconfidence-game and laughed out loud several times. Mansplaining......

Resolving Conflict in Teams & Organizations
A few months ago, I was working with five faculty members of a university sociology department. They were having difficulty getting along with each other. There were lots of conflicts and negative judgments were abundant. I interviewed each one. They were all...

Conflict and the Misuse of Differences
How we misuse the differences that we might learn from.

Managing Team Conflict
Cynthia Phillips, Ph.D., Guest Author Purpose of this Paper Describe the nature of conflict in teamsDefine types of conflict and describe how each manifests in a teamIdentify reasons why team members struggle with conflictDescribe how a team leader can manage conflict...
Two Perspectives of Power & Conflict in Teams and Organizations
“It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.” ~ Francis Bacon Conflict is the bane of organizational productivity and engagement. When done with respect and curiosity, conflict can be...
Team Dysfunction & the Center for Human Systems
Dysfunctional Teams & the Center for Human SystemsOn an evening dog walk, I listened to this episode of Michael Lewis' podcast https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/against-the-rules/episode-6-the-overconfidence-game and laughed out loud several times. Mansplaining......
Resolving Conflict in Teams & Organizations
A few months ago, I was working with five faculty members of a university sociology department. They were having difficulty getting along with each other. There were lots of conflicts and negative judgments were abundant. I interviewed each one. They were all...
Conflict and the Misuse of Differences
The pleasures of fall colors in Maine, a sunset in the Caribbean, a waterfall veiling into the Columbia River are experiences we prize as different from our everyday life. We save our money to make them the focal point of vacations. We regale our friends with stories...
Managing Team Conflict
Cynthia Phillips, Ph.D., Guest Author Purpose of this Paper Describe the nature of conflict in teamsDefine types of conflict and describe how each manifests in a teamIdentify reasons why team members struggle with conflictDescribe how a team leader can manage conflict...