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How to be better at conflict

October 25, 2026 · 25 min

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What are you like with conflict? Do you relish it or shy away?

Being uncomfortable with the fray may be holding us back at work and stifling our ability to work creatively.

Lisa laces up her boxing gloves to enter the ring of confrontation and disagreement at work!

Guest:

Tim Duggan, Chair of the Digital Publisher's Alliance and the author of Work Backwards, Cult Status and Clear In Tension

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