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Figure out your own conflict style
Every person plays a role in an argument – and to stop repetitive loops, you need to find out what your role is.
Once you can see your pattern, you can learn to observe when it’s happening and try to understand what your colleague is actually trying to say behind their hurt feelings.
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If you ultimately quit, don’t allow it to be a negative story of failure
The language of how you talk about your exit matters. Before you can share the news with anyone else, you have to learn how to talk about it to yourself.
You cannot have a fresh start if you see your new job as a fallback plan.
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Remind squabbling colleagues of their shared goals
Remind each person of their shared purpose when the conversation gets hard.
When an office conflict happens, remind your co-workers upfront of where they align and the best-case scenario that could result from a difficult conversation.
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If you push back against your boss, they need to hear more than just a “no"
If you want to decline something your boss asks of you, you should offer a solution for where your talents are better used.
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Some co-worker conflicts are not just about individual misunderstandings
They’re tied to historic injustices. So put individual relationship dynamics in their larger social context, because those are the stories that are always present in decision-making rooms.
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