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Dorothy Andreas discusses her entrepreneurial journey and insights on conflict resolution in business.

"All conflict is, really, something is happening that you don't like. View that as feedback, not as failure."  – Dorothy Andreas I n this episode of Success in Mind, host Teri Holland welcomes back the legendary Dorothy Andreas for her second appearance on the show. Dorothy’s entrepreneurial journey is a masterclass in resilience: at just 19, she sold her car and left college to buy her first business. Over the next 40 years, she scaled nine companies across the beauty, hospitality, and technology industries, earning over 80 awards for excellence.  Dorothy joins us to discuss her award-winning book, Conflict Revelation, which explores the internal and external mechanics of business drama. We dive deep into why leaders resort to avoiding conflict, how childhood self-stories impact your bottom line, and the specific archetypes that might be sabotaging your team from within.     In this episode, you’ll discover: The Root of Avoidance: Why ignoring conflict is a recipe for the problem to repeat itself, and why it always gets bigger when left unaddressed.     The 4 Pillars of Consulting: Understanding how Stories, Systems, Filters, and Conflict dictate…

People in this episode

Host: Teri Holland

Guest: Dorothy Andreas

Topics covered

• conflict resolution
• entrepreneurship
• leadership
• personal development
• business strategy

Keywords

• Conflict Revelation
• business drama
• resilience
• avoiding conflict
• childhood self-stories

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Conflict Revelation

Books & works: Conflict Revelation, The Root of Avoidance, The 4 Pillars of Consulting

Places: Nashville

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