<h2>"Conflict is information, and handled well, conflict is opportunity." </h2>

Keeping quiet can work wonders on resolving conflict, and it aids the listening part too.Conversations are great but silence can be priceless. Don't rush to blurt out your assumptions, at least at the beginning of the dialogue.

Keep Quiet

There is a natural tendency in humans to avoid tough conversations, due to the fear of conflict.But sometimes it is necessary to have these conversations, as postponing them can make the situation worse.

Avoiding Tough Conversations

Asking questions as if you don't know anything about the whole problem, and listening carefully, can ease out the worst of conflicts.Listening also makes other people get the impression that you care.

Act As If You Don't Know

This post is part of TED's "How to Be a Better Human" series, each of which contains a piece of helpful advice from people in the TED community; browse through all the posts here. What's your elephant in the room?

"Conflict is information, and handled well, conflict is opportunity."

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