Leadership

What is Healthy Conflict?

Too many leaders want to avoid conflict whenever possible, yet healthy conflict is a productive and inevitable part of the workplace.

Emily Koelsch

Contributing Writer

Conflict is often seen as negative and unhealthy, but that doesn’t have to be reality. The truth is that conflict is inevitable, especially in the workplace. The challenge for leaders shouldn’t be avoiding conflict but instead figuring out how to make conflict positive, healthy, and productive.

Psychologist and author Nate Regier explained in his book Conflict Without Casualt...