In the hustle and bustle of daily life, we often find ourselves avoiding conflict to keep the peace. While this might seem like the easiest path in the short term, conflict avoidance can actually make ...

Our brains are intricately wired for survival, tailored for a world from millions of years ago when imminent dangers demanded our "flight or fight" instincts. These instincts, guided by our amygdala, ...

I recently spent some time travelling with my father. We haven’t lived together for a long time and are both rather set in our ways. As one would expect, we had a fight. My typical manner of resolving ...

Of the topics that most chafe my college students when I teach my seminar Leading Lives That Matter, family relationships tops the list. Unfortunately, the usual way my students deal with these ...

As an American diplomat in India, Guatemala and Ecuador, as well as a Foreign Service Officer negotiating with unions and management within the U.S. State Department, I spent a lifetime learning the ...

Conflict Avoidance, Can Have a Huge Impact on Relationships. NBC's 'Think' report highlights a growing trend of conflict avoidance across a wide spectrum of interpersonal relationships. This ranges ...