Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Anna Shields, organizational conflict and workplace mediation expert. Workplace mediators will tell you that the people who ...

Joel Salinas, a Harvard neurologist, and Robert Bordone, a Harvard lawyer, are experts in the study of conflict. But their communication styles are quite different: Salinas, with over a decade of ...

Conflict can be uncomfortable, and many people tend to shy away from it. I believe conflict is a good thing, when it's expressed in a constructive way. It’s healthy for a team, and engaging in ...

Relationships become stronger, more enduring, and closer through conflict resolution. Conflict cannot be resolved if anyone feels criticized, blamed, devalued, shamed, or humiliated. Plan on frequent ...

The Mediation, Conflict Resolution, and Restorative Practices (MCR) Initiative assumes that conflict is an inevitable part of any organization, and that the existence of conflict is not problematic.

Last May, Arthur Demoulas, CEO of the iconic family-owned Boston supermarket chain Market Basket, was put on leave by the business’s board, including three fellow shareholders—his sisters—when they ...

Become an expert. Make an impact. Get paid. Were you the mediator when your siblings fought? Are you the friend who helps diffuse the group drama? Are you interested in conflict resolution, psychology ...

I recently spent some time travelling with my father. We haven’t lived together for a long time and are both rather set in our ways. As one would expect, we had a fight. My typical manner of resolving ...