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Linda: It’s an old saying, but it’s still true, that when it comes to relationships: “differences are inevitable, but conflict is optional.” Differences have to do with varying points of view, styles, ...

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 ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Anna Shields, organizational conflict and workplace mediation expert. Kindness is not usually a word one associates with conflict.