Sometimes, statistics can serve as a wake-up call. As a small-business owner with a good ear, this should be one of those times – in this case, to alert you to the importance of conflict management ...

Navigating interpersonal conflict resolution in the workplace is a complex challenge for any organization’s leaders. As businesses strive to achieve efficiency and harmony, a crucial question emerges: ...

The Conflict Resolution Network assists students, staff and faculty with conflict resolution. If you would like to speak with a member of the Conflict Resolution Network, please select the request ...

“Conflict can and should be handled constructively; when it is, relationships benefit. Conflict avoidance is not the hallmark of a good relationship. On the contrary, it is a symptom of serious ...

Most business professionals I know will go to great lengths to take a neutral position on internal business conflicts, on the assumption that all conflict is bad for the company as well as their ...

The choice of language in a negotiation is often considered a technical issue, not something that could influence the outcome. But new research published in the Journal of Conflict Resolution finds ...

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I blogged about TRIP goals and principled negotiation here. TRIP stands for various goals operating in a conflict: Topic Goals are the real-world outcomes in play; Relational Goals apply to the kind ...

Leadership involves defining and communicating an organization's long-term vision and mission while conflict resolution typically deals with the situation at hand. By articulating what you want to ...

As in any conflict resolution, tackling problems in family firms begins by identifying where the problem originates and its precise nature.

Many couples are bad at conflict resolution. They may have grown up in families that avoided conflict and deferred to cultural rules that don’t suit the couple well. They may not see their partnership ...