How to Turn Workplace Conflict into a Competitive Advantage

About this episode

Liane Davey discusses how to effectively manage workplace conflict to enhance business productivity.

Workplace conflict costs American businesses nearly $360 billion a year. But according to organizational psychologist Liane Davey (a.k.a. the “Teamwork Doctor”) the problem isn’t conflict itself. It’s that we’re doing it wrong. What Is Productive Conflict? Not all conflict is created equal. Davey distinguishes between two types: Healthy conflict feels like yoga — uncomfortable, but […]

People in this episode

Guest: Liane Davey

Topics covered

• workplace conflict
• organizational psychology
• productive conflict
• teamwork
• business productivity

Keywords

• workplace conflict
• competitive advantage
• organizational psychology
• healthy conflict
• business costs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American businesses, Teamwork Doctor

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