One of the more promising recent workforce developments is that teams are increasingly composed of people from all walks of life. They bring different ideas, which most of us consider a good thing ...

Conflict is inevitable in human relationships, both personal and business. Conflict occurs when two parties disagree over a particular issue, which results in separation and a lack of common ground to ...

Marlene is known for helping leaders at every level address “the elephant in the room” and initiate conversations that get results. She’s the author of From Conflict to Courage: How to Stop Avoiding ...

Can workplace conflict be healthy? It might seem counterintuitive when so many of us try to avoid it. Let’s say you have a difference of opinion with a colleague. You might try ignoring the issue, ...

The HBR Executive Playbook on fostering collaboration—and avoiding power struggles. by Ania W. Masinter Conflict is inevitable on any team, but it can be particularly fraught for an executive team ...

In my latest book, Experiential Intelligence (Matt Holt, 2023), I explore how personal and professional experiences shape behavior and team dynamics. The experiences your startup team goes ...

On March 4, 1861, Abraham Lincoln became the 16th president of the United States. Lincoln could have appointed partisans to lead the nation during a looming crisis. Instead, he created a cabinet ...

Sometimes conflict can be a necessary and inevitable part of a student organization in order to grow and deliver better results. Groups, as well as individual members, can move through these phases at ...

No matter how big or small a company is, there are bound to be conflicts in its teams. Every person has differing views and ways they believe are best for handling workflow, clients, and executing ...

Some lawyers adopt an aggressive stance as a deliberate strategy, believing it will secure better outcomes for their clients. Others may be combative by nature. It’s important to distinguish between ...

This column is the fourth in a recent series that I have written about family business. The first was about the research finding that less than five percent of family businesses last beyond the third ...