Conflict Resilience : Negotiating Disagreement Without Giving Up or Giving In

Conflict is getting the better of us.From our homes and community centers to C-Suites and Congress disagreements are happening everywhere with increasing frequency and are being treated like zero-sum games that allow little margin for error and even less room for productive conversations. This puts a tremendous and untenable strain on our most important relationships and institutions.Unable or unwilling to negotiate conflict with skill we ignore it or avoid it for as long as possible; when we are forced to face it we escalate everyday disagreements and temporary flare-ups as if they’re life-and-death. Neither approach addresses underlying issues promotes stronger relationships or yields satisfying results.