Conflict is Good!   May 17, 2010 by rkelly976  A colleague of
mine recently said that while she does not like conflict on her
projects, she does realize it is a sign that people are engaged
and passionate about what the team is trying to carry out.  In
HBR’s blog, The Right Way to Fight, the author states
“Differences of opinion at work are inevitable and often
integral to innovation, problem-solving, and performance
improvement.”  So if the author is right about the value of
conflict, then why are so many people, like my colleague, uneasy
with the idea of managing conflict?  In this post I am going to
review some pitfalls and benefits of managing conflict, as well
as some techniques to help you in this space.  Take a quick
moment to laugh at this Monty Python clip… I hope this isn’t how
your conflict management sessions go.  Why So Much Conflict in
Today’s Organizations?  All too often, the heat of the
discussion overtakes the cause & understanding of why there is
conflict in the first place.  In Harvard Bus