Tim Burke’s latest post, “Values Before Risk Assessment,” is essential reading. Yes, it includes words like “habitus” and “neoliberal,” but you can suss out the meanings by context. The core argument ...

A healthy relationship can certainly accommodate differing views on money, politics, and even gender. Let’s remember that we are not partnering up with someone to be with another version of ourselves!

Conflicts arise from "a clash of perceptions, goals and values in an arena where people care about outcomes," according to Tony Alessandra, Ph.D., and Phil Hunsaker, Ph.D. Conflicts in contemporary ...

Relationships become stronger, more enduring, and closer through conflict resolution. Conflict cannot be resolved if anyone feels criticized, blamed, devalued, shamed, or humiliated. Plan on frequent ...

As a public service, I offer a “short course” version of a class I teach called “Communication and Conflict.” Our textbook is “Communication, Conflict, and the Management of Difference.” Authors ...

The best course of action is to begin with transparency. Publicly identify potential conflicts and set clear protocols for a resolution.

Your small business can be a cauldron of conflicts. You must be adept at recognizing and addressing conflicts of many kinds in order to keep your employees focused on goals rather than on retribution ...

Complex outsourcing relationships are always difficult to manage, but the unique characteristics of offshore deals complicate the challenge. Some early concerns about offshoring, such as political ...