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Research Finds Link Between Personality Traits and their Impact on Addressing Conflict

January 30, 2020by Natalie Davis

Summary of: Tehrani, H. D., & Yamini, S. (2019). Personality traits and conflict resolution styles: A meta-analysis. Personality and Individual Differences, Volume 157, 1-10. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0191886919307330 Background & Theory This article performs a meta-analysis to evaluate how personality traits and conflict resolution styles are connected. Clashes in personalities can create conflict, so it makes sense that...

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Research Concludes that Compassion is a Critical Component to Peacebuilding Practices

December 18, 2019by Natalie Davis

Summary of: Rothbart, D., & Allen, S. (2018). Building peace through systemic compassion. Conflict Resolution Quarterly, Volume 36, 373-386. DOI: 10.1002/crq.21249 Background & Theory This article focuses on the systems of positive emotions, with a specific focus on compassion, and its uses in peacebuilding practices. The authors evaluate the basis for human rights, peacebuilding practices,...

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Positive Conflict in the Workplace: The Potential Advantages of Friction

November 29, 2019by Vanessa Rose

Conflict is something we typically try to avoid, especially when we’re talking about business environments. Conflict in the workplace can decrease productivity, create a hostile environment, add frustration to an already stressful day, and significantly diminish the customer experience. But could there be such a thing as positive conflict in the workplace where something is...

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Managing Conflict at Work: The Risk of Cliques

November 21, 2019by Vanessa Rose

If you thought the days of the “in” crowd were left lingering in the high school cafeteria, your employed adult-self may be disappointed. Workplaces often experience their versions of cliques where certain team members create an impenetrable force, implying a social hierarchy that can certainly impede collaboration and productivity. Grouping up is a natural human...

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Pros and Cons of Civil Lawsuit Mediation

September 21, 2019by Vanessa Rose

In civil cases, involved parties may find that mediation is a better, more cost-effective path to a solution than pursuing litigation. Any type of civil case may be mediated, but all parties must agree, even if a lawsuit has already been filed. Deciding if civil lawsuit mediation is the right choice for you isn’t easy,...

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Why Do Families Fight? 7 Common Types of Family Conflicts

March 19, 2019by Jeremy Pollack

The varieties and types of family conflicts span a wide range of potential disputes we see in various settings of modern life. Of course, there are numerous reasons a married couple may regularly argue, but reasons couples fight must be an entirely different (and lengthy) article. Hence, this article focuses on the most common family...

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12 Roadblocks to Communication & Why They Matter

December 17, 2018by Vanessa Rose

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Relationship Rules: Why a Relationship Agreement is Important

October 7, 2018by Vanessa Rose

Relationship rules exist in all types of relationships, whether there’s a relationship agreement or not. Regardless of the nature of your relationship – romantic, platonic, or business – you’re inherently bringing expectations of how you should treat and be treated. You determine, based on your personal values, what’s fair, what’s reasonable, and what your individual...

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What Are the 5 Conflict Management Styles & Which is Best?

August 27, 2018by PPS Admin

When groups of personalities combine under pressure in the workplace, at home, or in the community, conflict can all-too-easily arise. You might be called upon to extinguish the fire before it spreads. Like a blaze, disputes can quickly grow to impact other areas of the organization, build a permanent wedge between family members, or start...

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Mediation in Phoenix, Arizona: 4 Advantages over Adjudication

August 8, 2018by PPS Admin

In a perfect world, a disagreement would be worked out quickly and easily between the parties involved and to the mutual satisfaction of both parties. Unfortunately, we don’t live in a perfect world and, sometimes, you simply can’t come to a satisfactory arrangement. Many people think about going to court if they or their business...

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