The Manager Track

Navigating Conflict at Work - With Sarah Albo


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Did you know that a good 70% of employees avoid conflict?


Where do you land on this? Are you avoiding conflict at work?


I definitely used to be guilty as charged ;-) and even though I feel equipped to navigate conflict these days, it still doesn’t come easy.


If this sounds at least a bit familiar to you, then you've got to meet my colleague Sarah Albo.


Sarah is a Conflict Coach (yes, that’s a thing!), Certified Mediator and HR Consultant. In other words, she gets called in to mediate conflict, restore company culture, or help if someone has a difficult time with mental health.


In this week’s episode of The Manager Track podcast, you’ll hear my open and honest conversation with Sarah about why conflict resolution is a tricky thing for us to learn, what differentiates constructive from destructive conflict and how you can de-escalate or even prevent conflict from arising in the first place.


— RESOURCES MENTIONED —

  • Connect with Sarah on Instagram, Linkedin, and Twitter
  • Subscribe to Sarah’s Monthly Newsletter on NovelHR
  • The Thin Book of Trust: An Essential Primer for Building Trust at Work by Charles Feltman
  • Webinar Registration Link: Managing Emotions in Workplace Conflict
  • — OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT LIKE —

    • Episode 101: People Pleasing Leaders: An Oxymoron
    • Episode 38: How to Have Difficult Conversations that Inspire and Motivate - An Interview with Aleta Maxwell
    • Episode 31: Master Any Conflict Situation
    • — WHAT’S NEXT? —


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      — CHAPTERS —

      • 00:00 Preview
      • 01:31 Intro
      • 02:15 Navigating Conflict
      • 03:31 How did you become a conflict coach?
      • 05:23 Constructive vs Destructive Conflict
      • 07:34 Preventing destructive conflict
      • 09:17 Feltman's four components (+ bonus from Sarah)
      • 11:41 Avoid the storyland of assumptions
      • 14:16 Prepare for communication
      • 16:12 The fear of hurting someone else
      • 18:09 What else drives us to avoid conflict?
      • 20:32 Cost of not addressing conflict
      • 22:05 Creating Safe Spaces
      • 24:47 Dealing with conflicting opinions
      • 26:19 Cause and effect
      • 29:25 How to pick your battles?
      • 34:19 Connect with Sarah
      • 35:20 Outro
      • * Disclaimer: Shownotes may contain affiliate links. That means that I am awarded a small commission for purchases made through them, at no added cost to you.

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