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Peacebuilding with Dr. Pollack
The Workplace Conflict Resolution Podcast! Peacebuilding with Dr. Pollack, featuring host Jeremy Pollack, Ph.D., is the podcast that aims to help you improve work relationships and manage difficult conflicts.
Dr. Pollack discusses the science of workplace conflict and peace and presents short courses and quick tips with practical techniques to resolve conflicts in daily life.
In his "Caller" episodes," Dr. Pollack takes callers from around the country who are dealing with stressful work relationships to provide coaching and support in solving the workplace issues that are burdening them. You will learn practical advice for managing the conflicts both up and down the corporate ladder in your own life.
Not only will you learn practical tools for resolving your own conflicts, but you’ll also no longer feel so alone in the stressful situations YOU are experiencing.
Host: Dr. Jeremy Pollack from Pollack Peacebuilding Systems
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Episodes
80 episodes
Why Most Workplace Mediation Fails and What Actually Resolves Conflict
When conflict erupts at work, the default response is often simple: get everyone in a room, let each person share their perspective, and work toward an agreement.So why do so many workplace conflicts return just weeks later?In thi...
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The 10-Second Brain Reset That Can Stop Conflict from Escalating
Why do difficult conversations seem to spiral so quickly, even when you're trying to stay calm?One reason lies in the way your brain interprets what's happening inside your body. As your heart rate rises and your breathing changes during...
The Simple Mantra That Can Calm Your Brain During Conflict
Why do some disagreements feel like a personal attack, even when they aren't?When conflict triggers your nervous system, your brain shifts into a threat response, making it harder to think clearly, stay present, or respond the way you in...
The 60-Second Brain Hack to Regain Control During Conflict
Have you ever said something in the middle of an argument that you immediately wished you could take back?In those moments, it's easy to think you simply lost your temper. But according to neuroscience, something else is happening: your ...
Has Psychological Safety Made Your Team More Fragile?
Psychological safety has become one of the most talked-about ideas in leadership, but what if we've misunderstood it?In this episode, Dr. Jeremy Pollack explores how the popular interpretation of psychological safety may actually be maki...
Business Partner Problems: When Trust Starts Breaking Down
When co-founders stop having honest conversations, the business often feels the impact long before anyone addresses the problem.In this episode, we explore a common but rarely discussed leadership challenge: growing resentment between co...
How Great Leaders Handle Accountability
Why do so many leaders avoid accountability conversations, even when they know those conversations matter? In this video, Dr. Jeremy Pollack breaks down one of the biggest misconceptions in leadership communication: accountability itse...
Why Timing Matters in Conflict Management
Most leaders don’t struggle with conflict because they lack authority. They struggle because timing is unclear and the cost of getting it wrong builds quietly over time.Step in too late, and conflict becomes layered, emotional, ...
Why Workplace Conflicts Escalate (And How to Stop It)
Why do workplace conflicts escalate so quickly, even when no one intends harm?In this video, Dr. Jeremy Pollack explains why workplace conflicts escalate and how to stop it by unpacking two powerful psychological drivers: cognitive bias...
Conflict Isn’t the Problem, Lack of Training Is
In this episode of Peacebuilding with Dr. Pollack, we challenge one of the most common misconceptions in the workplace: conflict itself isn’t the problem—lack of training is. Dr. Jeremy Pollack explains how recurring tension is rarely ...
QUICK TIPS: The Importance of Humility for Conflict Resolution
In this episode of Peacebuilding with Dr. Pollack, we explore one of the most overlooked yet essential qualities in conflict resolution—humility. Far from being a sign of weakness, humility is a strategic skill that opens the door to t...
QUICK TIPS: How Not to Take Things Personally
Episode Summary: In this episode, Dr. Jeremy Pollack explores one of the most common emotional traps we fall into—taking things personally. Whether it’s a curt email, a dismissive look, or tough feedback, it’s easy to assume it’s abo...
QUICK TIPS: 3 Primary Steps to Negotiation
Episode Summary:Negotiation doesn’t have to feel like a battle. In this episode, Dr. Jeremy Pollack walks you through three essential steps to negotiating effectively—without tension or confusion. Whether you're aiming for a raise, a...
QUICK TIPS: Do's and Don'ts of Work Friendships
🗓️ Episode Summary: In today’s episode, Dr. Jeremy Pollack explores how to build and maintain healthy boundaries between friendship and professionalism in the workplace. It’s easy—and often natural—to form close bonds with coworkers...
COURSE: Fight the Urge to Be Right
This is a short course on the human psychological tendency to be right, and how that tendency fuels conflict. It’s designed to help you understand the cognitive underpinnings of this common human drive toward being right, how it influences work...
QUICK TIPS: 4 Steps to Use Assertiveness and Set Boundaries at Work
Episode SummaryIn this episode, Jeremy explores how to use assertiveness—not passivity or aggression—to set clear, respectful boundaries at work. You’ll learn practical tools to protect your time, reduce burnout, and impr...
QUICK TIPS: 7 Steps to Deal with Workplace Bullying
🔎 Episode Summary:Being bullied at work—whether by a peer or supervisor—can be isolating, frustrating, and deeply stressful. In this episode, Dr. Jeremy Pollack shares 7 practical, research-backed steps to help you recognize, resp...
QUICK TIPS: 8 Ways New Leaders Can Build Trust with Their Teams
🔍 Episode SummaryIn this episode of Peacebuilding with Dr. Pollack, Jeremy dives into a critical skill for every new manager and team lead: building trust. Trust isn't automatic—it’s something you intentionally earn. Without it,...
COURSE: Using Conflict Style Assessment Tools at Work
This is a short course on the efficacy and use cases of Psychometric Assessment Tools for Conflict Management. It’s designed to help you understand how conflict style assessments work and how you might use them in an organizational setting to h...
CALLER: Stuck in a Toxic Job? How to Cope While Planning Your Exit
In this episode of Peacebuilding with Dr. Pollack, Saima shares her struggle with a toxic work environment, where her boss seems to be undermining her due to office politics and possible budget cuts. Frustrated and feeling gaslit, Saima is look...
CALLER: How to Handle Job Insecurity at a Failing Company
In this episode of Peacebuilding with Dr. Pollack, Marcus seeks guidance on dealing with job insecurity as his current company shows signs of potential failure. After switching jobs for career growth, Marcus now finds himself in a challenging s...
CALLER: How to Handle a Bully Coworker When Management Won't Step In
In this episode of Peacebuilding with Dr. Pollack, Jenna shares her frustration with a bullying colleague whose domineering behavior disrupts team dynamics and goes unchecked by their boss. Despite repeated complaints, her boss continues to ove...
CALLER: Being Asked to Meet Too Often? How to Set Boundaries with Your Boss
In this episode of Peacebuilding with Dr. Pollack, Sam shares his frustration with a boss who insists on daily and weekly meetings that disrupt his sales performance. Despite being the company’s top salesperson, Sam feels micromanaged and unabl...
CALLER: How to Manage Scope Creep and Ask for More Pay
In this episode of Peacebuilding with Dr. Pollack, William shares his experience of being contracted to develop software for a school, only to face constant requests for additional features that weren't part of the original agreement. Strugglin...
CALLER: Dealing with a Supervisor Who Won't Take Responsibility?
In this episode of Peacebuilding with Dr. Pollack, Alexandra shares a frustrating workplace conflict where her supervisor consistently makes order mistakes but refuses to take accountability, leaving her to deal with the fallout. Dr. Pollack pr...