How can you navigate conflict in the workplace before it becomes toxic?

Key Takeaways📍
🧠 Embrace Intellectual Humility: the importance of recognizing knowledge limitations and being open to learning from others.

💬 Assume Positive Intent: a key habit is assuming that others have good intentions, which can help reduce misunderstandings and build stronger relationships.

🎭 Use Humor to Diffuse Tension: Learn how using self-deprecating humor can help ease tension and a more comfortable environment for difficult conversations.

In this episode, Gostick & Elton are joined by world-renowned expert on civil discourse, Steven T. Collis, a professor of law at the University of Texas and author of the new book, Habits of a Peacemaker. Stephen shares invaluable insights on how to navigate challenging conversations and conflicts, whether at work or in our personal lives.

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Your hosts, Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton have spent over two decades helping clients around the world engage their employees on strategy, vision and values. They provide real solutions for leaders looking to manage change, drive innovation and build high performance cultures and teams.

They are authors of award-winning Wall Street Journal & New York Times bestsellers All In, The Carrot Principle, Leading with Gratitude, & Anxiety at Work. Their books have been translated into 30 languages and have sold more than 1.5 million copies.

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