Turning People into Teams

Create the Right Kind of Conflict

It’s amazing the lengths that people will go to avoid an argument. This is unfortunate. When we’re invested in the work we’re doing, we’re more likely to stand up for our beliefs and what’s best for our project. If we move too quickly from argument to agreement, the quality of what our team is creating may suffer.

But it’s how we stand up for those beliefs, and how we negotiate conflict as a team, that can be challenging for everyone involved. While conflict can be a loaded word in many work cultures, conflict isn’t always a bad thing. If we disagree with someone on our team, it means we have to be ready for debate, for challenging other people’s opinions just as much as our own. These behaviors are rarely comfortable, ...