Overcome Your Fear of Confrontation and Conflict

Meaningful confrontation is never easy but conflict is often necessary if you want to stick up for your rights at work. Whether the confrontation is over shared credit, irritating coworker habits and approaches, or to keep a project on track, sometimes you need to hold a confrontation with a coworker. The good news is that while confrontation is almost never your first choice, you can become better and more comfortable with necessary conflict.

Our guest author, Rhonda Scharf (pictured), brings a tried and true method for necessary confrontation to the table. You'll find her tips invaluable as you approach conflict and confrontation in your workplace.

More About Meaningful Confrontation and Conflict Resolution

For additional ideas about confrontation and conflict, see:

• Fight for What's Right: Ten Tips to Encourage Meaningful Conflict.
• How to Tackle Annoying Employee Habits and Issues.
• How to Hold a Difficult Conversation.

Quotation of the Week - More Quotations

"Realization doesn't destroy the individual any more than the reflection of the moon breaks a drop of water. A drop of water can reflect the whole sky." --Dogen

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