Most of us don’t intentionally cause conflict at work. After all, we want our day to go smoothly, and we have a vested interest in maintaining a good working relationship with our colleagues. Many of ...

Conflict is inevitable in any relationship, but how couples communicate during a conflict goes a long way toward determining whether the problem will be resolved—or if it will continue to fester and ...

Founder & CEO of Reverb. Author of Female Firebrands: Stories and Techniques to Ignite Change, Take Control, and Succeed in the Workplace. You may bristle at the word conflict, but in fact, a certain ...

As a public service, I offer a “short course” version of a class I teach called “Communication and Conflict.” Our textbook is “Communication, Conflict, and the Management of Difference.” Authors ...

Arguments are a natural part of human relationships. Whether it is with a partner, friend, family member, coworker, or even a ...

This past weekend, my partner and I flew across the country to go house hunting. This is a recipe for disaster, as evidenced by entire cable networks built around this conflict-ridden activity. We ...

Today, many of our social interactions are routed through technology: text messages, video calls, voice messages, emails and instant messaging apps. In romantic relationships, couples often use these ...

Let’s be real: to communicate your needs can feel like navigating a minefield blindfolded. One miscommunication or wrong step, and suddenly you’re in a full-blown emotional explosion. But what if we ...

This course examines interdisciplinary concepts and theories enabling students to better understand different types of conflict, sources of conflict and communication patterns that serve to create, ...

At its core, the conflict field is focused on developing and then teaching people the skills they need to constructively address the many conflicts that are integral to the human experience. It is a ...