Conflict Skills

Simon has loads of experience and expertise that he shares in bite sized, applicable, segments. I have gone out of my way to avoid conflict at all costs throughout my life, it terrifies me. But as a leader I know how critical it is to lean into conflict to support staff and create healthy teams. Simon’s work has help me beyond measure! Imagine if we could all learn to lean in into conflict. Side note: his grounded, calming voice and personality just adds a sense of needed reassurance and I’ve very much enjoyed listening. Please keep creating these episodes Simon!!

I appreciate that his advice is not just “do X or Y” but also he helps with mindsets, empathy, and most importantly, keeping in mind the larger goal of what you’re trying to achieve. It’s like a practical guide to grace using concrete steps and sample language. I still have a lot of listening to do (to this podcast and IRL!) but I am hopeful he will speak to ways to tweak one’s own attitude and to identify and mend one’s own bad habits that might be making life harder than it needs to be. I especially need more information on how to move forward when the coworker has had their say, feels better, and wants to move on, but I’m still angry, in pain, and a bit afraid. He’s referenced boundaries before (I’m skipping around by topic), so I hope to find those episodes and listen. The best part of this series for me is that he is helping me understand HOW to help things improve interpersonally BEFORE I and my coworkers are able to understand where we’re coming from. Sometimes the virtuous spiral can’t be started where I expect, but if it can be initiated at all, let’s do it.

Simon does an exceptional job describing situations that require action and how one might reasonably attempt to manage the situations