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Vanessa Rose

Vanessa is a psychotherapist and writer who enjoys wandering aimlessly around Los Angeles in her free time. With a background in business, she embraces how structure and goals can significantly support the journey into the wild west of psychological exploration.

How to De-Escalate Conflict in the Workplace: 7 Proven Strategies

How to De-Escalate Conflict in the Workplace: 7 Proven Strategies

Published: January 7, 2022 | Last Updated: August 16, 2024by Vanessa Rose

When considering workplace conflict, many immediately focus on resolving it, attempting to eliminate the disagreement completely and prevent its recurrence. While this goal may be understandable given the high costs of conflict, both on time and finances, it may not always be realistic to completely eradicate the idea of conflict overall. De-escalating conflict in the...

Resolving Diversity Conflict in the Workplace

Resolving Diversity Conflict in the Workplace

Published: November 12, 2021 | Last Updated: December 4, 2023by Vanessa Rose

Conflict within the workplace is complex and can have negative implications if left unaddressed. This is nowhere more true than in cases of diversity conflict in the workplace. Issues of inclusion, morale, ethics, and legality can come under duress quickly even with the right measures in place. The best approach to managing this type of...

How to Resolve Conflict Between Supervisor and Employee

How to Resolve Conflict Between Supervisor and Employee

Published: October 8, 2021 | Last Updated: November 21, 2024by Vanessa Rose

Workplace conflict is inevitable. But peer-to-peer conflict is a bit easier to navigate and overcome than conflict that extends beyond power dynamics in the office. When a boss is in conflict with their employees, turnover, morale, trust, and productivity can take much bigger hits than they may during other types of conflict. This is especially...

How to Address Toxic Work Relationships?

How to Address Toxic Work Relationships?

Published: September 26, 2021 | Last Updated: April 23, 2024by Vanessa Rose

Are you wondering how to address toxic work relationships that are getting in the way of personnel and performance? You might be in a pretty tricky situation if that question has crossed your mind. In some work environments, people are drawn to each other because they enjoy gossip, engaging in constant criticism, or chronically igniting...

How to Deal with Aggression in the Workplace?

How to Deal with Aggression in the Workplace?

Published: September 26, 2021 | Last Updated: July 14, 2022by Vanessa Rose

Some people default to reactions of aggression when facing challenging situations. When provoked or triggered, these folks don’t typically leave room to try to understand the reasons for a situation or work to seek creative solutions but instead will react quickly and intensely with anger. In these situations, the needs of said person become the...

What is the Best Way to Maintain a Happy Work Environment?

What is the Best Way to Maintain a Happy Work Environment?

Published: September 24, 2021 | Last Updated: August 8, 2023by Vanessa Rose

When employees are happier, businesses do better. From retention to innovation, customer service to costly mistakes, improved employee morale means an improved bottom line. Better morale also means fewer instances of workplace conflict which can slow down productivity, increase stress and tension, and lead to expensive distractions among employees. So if happy employees create better...

Should You Hire a Conflict Resolution Company?

Should You Hire a Conflict Resolution Company?

Published: September 22, 2021 | Last Updated: August 8, 2023by Vanessa Rose

Running a team is demanding and ensuring business needs are met takes up more time than you have allotted to the job. In kind, conflict is demanding and can take a physical and mental toll on the individuals involved, be they on the ground level of the dispute or at the point of intervention. It...

How to Manage your Anger in the Workplace?

How to Manage your Anger in the Workplace?

Published: September 19, 2021 | Last Updated: August 8, 2023by Vanessa Rose

With growing stressors and ever evolving employee needs, it’s a challenging time to be a leader. And while it may be getting more and more challenging to manage, the expectations of leadership remain high. But with growing resources and tools to better manage stress, cultivate work/life balance, and address mental health needs, learning how to...