Which of these describes your culture:
- Conflict is out in the open; we respectfully disagree in meetings and discuss the issue until we reach resolution or acceptance
- Conflict is handled by the boss; we all agree in the meeting and then lobby our position to the boss afterwards and he or she resolves the conflict
- Conflict is buried; we all agree in meetings, whoever is the leader decides and if we disagree, we keep it to ourselves
If your company operates under either #2 or #3 above, what is the cost?
- What new ideas or innovations are being lost when people are afraid to speak up?
- What is most important to you as a leader, being right or being effective? How does this show up in how you respond to conflict?
- Are high potential team members giving their all somewhere else in their life? Or even leaving to contribute somewhere else?
- How much are you leaving on the table that might be there for the taking, if people argued for the best answer?
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