40 Are any ghosts haunting your conflict?

02/20/25 • 4 min

If someone is trying to insert themselves into your conflict, they're like a conflict ghost. They aren't parties to the conflict, but they want to influence it anyway. Here are suggestions for conflict competent strategies to exorcise the ghost who wants to tell you how to run your conflict.

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Dr. Deborah Sword is a conflict specialist with decades of experience and training to share.

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Dr. Deborah Sword is a conflict specialist with decades of experience and training to share.

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Is there a downside to apologizing? What if your apology isn't accepted? We discuss the conflict competence you gain when you take a chance to offer an apology.

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41 How to be conflict competent when provoked

There are many common statements that trigger conflict. We give strategies for how you can respond when someone pushes your buttons.

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Dr. Deborah Sword is a conflict specialist with decades of experience and training to share.

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