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Why Project Managers should invite conflict and relish frustration

This week’s article is written by my good friend and Project Management expert Spencer Holmes. Spencer and I work together wherever we can, and are enjoying building a training video business together. I have just come away from another workshop, with another...

The "BLURT" approach to dealing with conflict

Business Skills Training, Conflict, Life Skills

I’ve got conflict on my mind. That’ll be because I’ve been training on that topic a fair bit recently (and it’s difficult to switch off from a subject when you’ve been talking about it all day, as my wife and children know all too well....

An explanation for my excessive Helpfulness.

Business Skills Training, Conflict, Negotiations, Personality types

At last, after 16 years of working with a Conflict Preferences model, I have a workable explanation for why I always feel such an urge to be helpful when there is conflict around. It’s not exactly an earth shattering revelation, and I kind of guessed it anyway,...

What’s your Conflict Preference? Read on!

Business Skills Training, Conflict, Life Skills, Personality types

Last week I tried out a new exercise in assessing your personal preference for handling conflict. I asked you to write down the least lawful thing you have ever done. If you missed the post and are interested to find out more, here it is again. The way you just...

Check out your Conflict Handling Preference.

Business Skills Training, Conflict, Personality types

This week I’m going to try a little experiment. I have a theory that this exercise might give you an insight into your preferred way of dealing with Conflict. For it to work it will require you to approach the exercise with your brain as far as possible in...

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Why Project Managers should invite conflict and relish frustration

The "BLURT" approach to dealing with conflict

An explanation for my excessive Helpfulness.

What’s your Conflict Preference? Read on!

Check out your Conflict Handling Preference.

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