Creating a Drama-Free Workplace

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The Triggers and Costs of Adversarial Factions

“People who are talking to you about others, are talking to others about you.”

—Irish proverb

While teaching the following segment, more than one individual has burst out, “Why didn't someone tell me this before?!” Listening to the following material, many individuals find that the shoe does fit, and at some point in their careers, they have fallen into the trap of belonging to an adversarial faction.

In relationship to conflict escalation, “factions” have a negative connotation. Sometimes they're called power struggles or “politics.” They are not your friendly neighborhood group banding together ...