How to Turn a Conflict With Your Co-Worker Into a Calm Conversation
This article was originally published on Inc.com.
Have you ever had a conflict with a co-worker? Of course you have. If your company employs more than one person, workplace conflict is inevitable. Unless you only surround yourself with people who think, speak and work exactly like you (and how boring would that be?), you are going to come up against people who challenge your ideas-and who challenge you.
That’s a good thing. Disagreements can lead to diversity of thinking, improvements in products and services, and greater productivity. Disagreements can also lead to better working relationships, but only if everyone involved fights fair.
March 27, 2018
1:00 PM, EST
“The people when rightly and fully trusted will return the trust.” — Abraham Lincoln
In our Leader Forums and our work with teams, one factor shows up repeatedly as a reason why relationships either flourish or fail: trust. According to research from the Center for Neuroeconomics Studies, employees in high-trust organizations are more productive, have more energy at work, collaborate better with their colleagues, and stay with their employers longer than people working at low-trust companies. They also suffer less chronic stress and are happier with their lives, and these factors fuel stronger performance.
In this webinar, we’ll share a small part of what we teach our clients about the behaviors and attitudes that inspire or erode trust, how to address behaviors in others that impact trust, and the six ways in which trust is built.