Does Your Conflict Avoidant Boss Create More Conflict at Work?

Does Your Conflict Avoidant Boss Create More Conflict at Work?

June 16, 2026 · 13 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges posed by conflict avoidant bosses and how it affects workplace dynamics.

Sometimes bosses are afraid of conflict. They just don’t know how to handle disagreements between employees. In this episode of My Crazy Office, Kathi and Katherine discuss an interesting phenomenon: What do you do when a manager who avoids dealing with employee conflict causes more conflicts to erupt? They start with a question from someone whose boss keeps insisting that the staff resolve their interpersonal disagreements, while the employees believe they need the boss to help them work them out. Does your boss avoid conflict? Listen here.

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