Peak Performance and Peak Satisfaction in Your Business Career

Managing Horizontal Interpersonal Conflict

Episode 33

If a colleague has ever left you speechless in the moment, whether talking over you in a meeting, parroting your idea, or presenting a narrative as fact that you know is anything but, then you know how shocking and frustrating that can be. This week, we take on Managing Horizontally and all the growth available to us by facing these sometimes tenuous relationships head on. This includes knowing exactly how to respond in the moment, using your voice in a bold and constructive way.


What You'll Learn From This Episode:

The unique dynamic between peers and partners within a business organization that sets the stage for conflict

How the natural instinct to set the pecking order presents in the office

The warning everyone needs to hear when vying for power

4 steps to speak your peace constructively in the moment

Refrains you can borrow, fit for every occasion, to ground the discussion in principles

Why it's worth getting all the diverse perspectives on the table, every time

How to leave interpersonal conflict at the door when transitioning away from your work for a break, the evening, the weekend, or vacation



Recommended Related Episodes:

Episode 5 - Mastering Relationships at Work

Episode 14 - Work Trauma

Episode 17 - People Pleasing

Episode 20 - Leading In Our Relationships


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