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Please Don’t Resolve Our Conflict: Why the Best Teams Learn to Work with Friction, Not Around It
Guest Author: Chuck McVinney Have you ever been on a team where conflict got so bad it derailed the work — or came close? Most of us have. And it makes sense why. Put a group of people together and you’re combining a vast range of human experience, perspective, and thinking style. mix can feel […]
Understanding Team Dynamics Under Pressure
When teams face heavy workloads, tight deadlines, or significant change, their dynamics visibly shift. This happens because each team member’s thinking preferences and behaviors change under pressure, creating a cumulative effect that transforms the team’s overall thinking. Whole Brain Thinking and the HBDI measures how individuals and teams respond to workplace pressure. Most people experience […]
Managing through Conflict as an Effective Leader
As leaders, we have the self-awareness and knowledge of our own thinking preferences through the HBDI® as well as an important understanding of the need for diverse thinking. We also know that these varying perspectives and expertise can be the greatest strength of high-performing teams as they MUST operate with a high degree of collaboration and innovation to achieve powerful results. The challenge of many viewpoints can be conflict and unless managed well, could result in resentment, antagonism, polarized teams and potentially turnover.
