Engaging in Compassionate Conflict

Engaging in Compassionate Conflict

Navigating conflict in relationships with colleagues and on teams can be challenging. Given the pace and magnitude of change in organizations and the realities of shifts in the environments around us, tensions for us and those around us can easily elevate. In order to address these tensions when they escalate, we’ll introduce an empathic and compassionate framework to more easily navigate these conflicts in real-time. Participants will engage in a thought-provoking set of discussions and exercises exploring new ways of resolving conflict using a head and heart-centered approach. This compassionate conflict approach builds inner resilience, strengthens relationships in the near- and long-term, and enhances work and team cultures.

Learning Objectives

• Define head and heart conflict resolution responses
• Understand the greater context for the ways we typically respond to conflict
• Develop heart-centered conflict resolution strategies through a compassionate conflict framework
• Apply compassionate conflict skills to strengthen resilience and deepen relationships