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Are you really setting conditions for diversity in the workplace?

by Productive Conflict | Assessment and Strategy Case Study, Diverse or Cross Functional Teams

Diversity is everywhere. Yet, in our organizations we sometimes say we want diversity, while we fail to set conditions for it. There are many ways to define diversity in the workplace. For the purposes of this article I chose to draw on a simple and practical...

What to say “yes” and what to say “no” to?

by Productive Conflict | Assessment and Strategy Case Study, Diverse or Cross Functional Teams, Setting Boundaries

If you are like many of us working in fast-paced organizations, you most likely have no shortage of projects needing your attention. When the projects start piling up, you are faced with the difficult question of what to take on and what to put off. But the real...

So you want to be a cross-functional team?

by Productive Conflict | Assessment and Strategy Case Study, Diverse or Cross Functional Teams, Organizational Conflict

Cross-functional teams in Government are nothing new. Over my years working within Government, and as a contractor for Government, I’ve heard them called many things such as “Swat Teams,” “Tiger Teams,” and “Special Project Units” just to name a few. Whatever you call...

How to Not be a Victim

by Productive Conflict | Assessment and Strategy Case Study, Organizational Conflict

Establishing justice is important, there is no doubt about that. But in order to change a situation, one has to recognize the dynamics at play. “I feel afraid.” This is what one of my clients, “H” said to me when I was intervening as a conflict management specialist...

Diversity is Uncertainty, Deal With It

by Productive Conflict | Assessment and Strategy Case Study, Diverse or Cross Functional Teams, Uncertainty

By Mary Nations and Jennifer Jones-Patulli Many Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives focus on bringing certainty to the important and sometimes volatile world of workplace relationships. They do this by drawing on affirmative action, sensitivity and bias...
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  • How to Make Organizational Conflict Work for You
  • Are you really setting conditions for diversity in the workplace?
  • What to say “yes” and what to say “no” to?
  • So you want to be a cross-functional team?
  • How to Not be a Victim

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