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Transform Your Workplace


The Transform Your Workplace Podcast covers everything you need to build a great workplace. Industry experts, thought-leaders, HR experts and entrepreneurs join us to discuss big ideas that can transform your organization. Each week we cover a new topic, ranging from HR, communication and culture to business growth, leadership and workplace trends.Access more episodes, subscribe, and learn more. 

Apr 7, 2020

Conflict is inevitable. While many avoid it, it’s not necessarily bad. In fact, conflict may lead to something great! You might not agree, but conflict can be good once in a while. It opens doors for opportunities and growth. If your team is avoiding conflict, you and your team might be missing out on innovation and productivity.

So, how do we embrace conflict to get better results?

In this episode, you’re going to learn why conflict is beautiful with CrisMarie Campbell and Susan Clarke, the authors of the book, “The Beauty of Conflict: Harnessing Your Team’s Competitive Advantage”.

CrisMarie and Susan are also the founders of Thrive!, a coaching and consulting firm that specializes in helping individuals, leaders, teams and entire companies learn how to deal with differences to ignite creativity and innovation.

Find out why conflict is beneficial to your organization as CrisMarie and Susan share their expertise on how to deal with those “oh shit!” moments in the workplace and at home. 

Embrace conflict now and make it work to your team’s advantage!

Grab yourself a copy of CrisMarie Campbell and Susan Clarke’s The Beauty of Conflict: Harnessing Your Team’s Competitive Advantage 👉 here!

In this episode, you will learn about:

  • Benefits of conflict
  • Oh $h!t! Moments
  • Why opting out of conflict is a bad idea
  • Building your capacity to tolerate tension
  • Desire for efficiency
  • Vulnerability + Curiosity = Creativity
  • The levels of opting in
  • How teams should utilize open discussions about team norms

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