Teams and groups need to collaborate successfully to complete projects. Inevitably, conflict occurs. Managing personalities, deadlines and emotions can be a challenge. As your small business grows, ...

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 ...

For the first time in history, the House of Representatives just voted to remove the House Speaker. Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) fate was sealed last weekend when he opted to push through a ...

There are two criteria. You want a peer, obviously–you can’t have a true collaboration with someone who is above or below you hierarchically. But more important than a peer, you want a complement. You ...

These times offer great opportunities for human resources leaders to emphasize to their organizations the importance and value of turning conflict into collaboration. But what's at the core of ...

Conflict resolution is a way for two or more parties to find a peaceful solution to a disagreement among them. When a dispute arises, often the best course of action is assertive communication that ...

Every relationship, no matter how strong, faces conflict. Disagreements are not a sign of failure — they’re a sign that ...

On a campus with more than 30,000 people, we encounter different perspectives, behaviors and beliefs with everyone we meet. Sometimes disagreements can happen as we get to know others—it might be with ...

Eileen F. Babbitt is Professor of International Conflict Management Practice and Director of the International Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Program at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy ...