A new study reviewed and challenged Kurt Lewin’s long-standing motivational conflicts theory with new findings that suggest the difficulty of resolving conflicts depends on the emotional context. The ...

Reality TV is generally not the first place one should turn to find models of effective communication. That’s why it was shocking to watch a scene in the latest season of Love Island US, in which ...

Family conflicts possess the unique power to wound more deeply than disagreements with strangers, precisely because they occur between people who matter most to us and whose opinions carry the ...

Conflict is present in all organizations and takes numerous forms. Here’s how organizations can harness conflict to create better outcomes and healthy conflict management cultures. Organizations must ...

Discover practical tools to handle workplace challenges, including a Conflict Resolution course hosted by Duke Learning & Organization Development on Aug. 6 As Director of Academic Services and ...

One of the more promising recent workforce developments is that teams are increasingly composed of people from all walks of life. They bring different ideas, which most of us consider a good thing ...

As a leader in the property management industry, I've witnessed firsthand the cost of unresolved conflict. It erodes trust, fuels negativity and ultimately diminishes the sense of community that ...

There’s a Polish proverb that sums up how a lot of us approach conflict: “A good run is better than a bad fight.” As a couples therapist, it seems to me that most people fall into one of two ...

Conflict is inevitable, but how you handle it in a family enterprise is a choice. Last May, Arthur Demoulas, CEO of the iconic family-owned Boston supermarket chain Market Basket, was put on leave by ...

The $7 billion “buy now, pay later” startup Klarna recently faced a public board spat. Here are three strategies to approach conflict within a business. The $7 billion “buy now, pay later” startup ...