Tip #7 – Offer training to help people have difficult conversations.

Offer training to help people gain the tools to have difficult conversations. Get people practicing good communication during the sandstorms, and build a culture of candor with honest, safe discussions that hash things out. 

Leaders can create environments where exceptional performance is nurtured through honest and sincere communications. The best leadership agenda is about engaging with genuine candor which can get talented people totally focused on the work at hand rather than wasting time with the distractions of office politics and implied messages. Once this authentic leadership takes root, people stop looking over their shoulder and become energized about moving the business forward – not looking backward.

All ten recommendations can be found in our research report about the Effects of COVID on Workplace Conflict or in this video for HR Managers.

If you need help, contact us for a discovery call because the high cost of conflict and employee turnover can be avoided, and profits can be used for better things.  We can help you decide your best strategies to deal with workplace conflict!