How to Stop Fighting at Work
The Look & Sound of Leadership

How to Stop Fighting at Work

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 1, 202624 min

Two leaders in a long-running feud both want the fighting to stop but cannot find their way to peace. Their coach gives them each homework to quiet the ill intent they ascribe to the other, allowing respect to emerge. It’s hard to stop fighting with a person who feels like sour milk. Tom’s three steps to help stop a fight are: Self-awareness – how are you contributing to keeping the fight goingChoose a different mindset – stop justifying your angerSelf-Management – choose new behavior If you want to work on...

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Welcome to the Look and Sound of Leadership, an ongoing series of executive coaching tips designed to help you be perceived in the workplace the way you want to be perceived. I'm Tom Henschel, your executive coach, and today we're talking about how to stop fighting at work.

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Josh and Cheyenne had been feuding so long they couldn't remember how it had started. it was still radiating heat. When they were in the same space at work, people were nervous a spat could erupt at any moment. Their boss Mike was infuriated by behavior that to him looked childish and unprofessional. He told me, I've talked to them both. Either they

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blame the other one or they say they're ashamed of themselves and they're sorry and they'll never do it again, blah blah blah. It's like dealing with teenagers. Mike told me Josh and Cheyenne actually had known each other as teenagers. After her mom's second marriage, they had become step cousins. They'd spent a fair amount of time together, and they'd

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