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Turning Conflict Resolution into Creative Collaboration

Jun 8, 2026 | Collaboration, Respectful Workplace, Teams & Workplace, Uncategorized

A common way of looking at conflict is a battle between solutions, between yes and no, or me versus them. For example: I want this and they want that. It is a competitive approach, like an arm-wrestle. Win-win or interest-based problem-solving is a collaborative...

Navigating Difficult Conversations – “2-Step”

May 26, 2026 | Communication, Communication, Community, Respectful Workplace, Teams & Workplace

A difficult conversation can feel scary. After all, we have already decided that it is going to be difficult. We expect it to be like an arm wrestle, a battle, or a threat. The following will explore how to turn a difficult conversation into a valuable one, how to...

Requesting Behaviour Change: DEAR Technique

Feb 20, 2020 | Changes and Boundaries, Respectful Workplace, Teams & Workplace

Requesting Behaviour Change Working together, it is inevitable that someone will do things or say things in a way that doesn’t work well for you. The question is, do you say something or stay quiet? You need to make that choice. What you decide may depend...