One of the tell-tale signs of a great leader is their proficiency at handling conflicts.
If you don’t have much conflict in your organization, you’re probably not leading.
True leaders push their organizations forward at a pace where feathers frequently get ruffled.
But as conflicts naturally emerge, they must be handled well.
If they’re not, they’ll become the source of more serious problems.
Unresolved or poorly resolved conflicts are like cancers that eat at a team from the inside and undermine effectiveness.
Do you have a way of successfully resolving conflicts within your organization and with the important individuals in your life?
If not, I’d like to share some of the work that Dave Mashburn is doing in this area.
If you’re a long-term client or Insight reader, you know Dave is one of the cofounders of ThirdPool and a very talented clinical psychologist.
He has taught us much about human behavior over the last decade, and it’s one of reasons I’m excited to tell you about his new project called The 3 Rules.
The 3 Rules is a conflict resolution framework that is unlike anything you’ve seen or experienced.
Dave puts it this way:
Conflict skills and strategies rarely work when you need them most.
And we are no match for the unconscious forces that exist behind every difficult conversation.
The 3 Rules enable you to bypass your blind-spots (we all have them) and have rational conversations around things that matter most.
If the way you’re handling conflict could use an upgrade, I encourage you to pop over and listen to Dave’s introductory podcast on this topic this weekend.
Believe me, your team and those whom you’re closest to will benefit greatly if you make improvements in this area.
