Conflict is not sin,” says Priya Parker. “It’s heart; it’s relevance. People don’t fight about what they don’t ...

Weddings, famously, create conflict. Before I got married, my parents and I fought over the guest list. A friend of mine struggled with adding some of her husband’s Protestant traditions to their ...

Awareness is the first step to change, and there are signs that organizations and their employees are recognizing the increasing importance of conflict management skills. Conflict is everywhere you ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Workplace conflict, whether destructive or avoidant, hinders productivity and innovation, ...

During my 25 years as an advisor to senior teams, I’ve seen a lot of coaching and advice focused on how to manage leadership team conflict. But in my experience, the bigger challenge can be getting ...

Conflict expert Priya Parker explains how groups can decide which fights are worth having — and how to come through them.

Many people enter conflict with one goal in mind. It is to stop the discomfort as quickly as possible. They want the tension to end, the argument to be over, and the other person to finally understand ...

Plus, how to stand your ground with them when they (most likely) push back.

At a moment of heightened polarization around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts in the United States and elsewhere—echoing earlier tensions surrounding the #MeToo movement—organizations ...

I don’t know about you, but from personal relationships to work to politics, it sure seems to me there’s more than enough conflict to go around. But in her new book, “The Art of Fighting,” the ...