My guest today is Liane Davey, a New York Times bestselling author, and a regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review. Liane has worked with executives at companies such as Amazon, Walmart, Aviva, 3M, TD Bank, and Sony.  She says that, in the workplace, “conflict” has become a dirty word. Most believe it to be antithetical to teamwork, employee engagement, and positive company culture. The truth is that “our teams and organizations require conflict to get things done.” But we avoid conflict and build up what she calls “conflict debt” by derferring and dodging difficult decisions. Organizations are paying the price by becoming less productive, less innovative, and less competitive. You suffer too, from an overwhelming workload to sleepless nights. For more on how to create the productive conflict your organization needs to get along and get stuff done, read The Good Fight: Use Productive Conflict to Get Your Team and Organization Back On Track. Join in on our chat below Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS In today’s episode, I ask Liane to share: * Conflict Aversion and its cousin Conflict Avoidance * How to tackle both with a new Conflict Mindset * Some practical tips for proactively building trust with your colleagues * …and plenty more! This Episode is Sponsored By Self-Publishing School My friend Chandler Bolt is the founder of Self-Publishing School, which is an online education company dedicated to one thing: Helping you get your book idea out of your head and onto paper as quickly as possible, and then getting your published book into the hands of as many readers as possible. Chandler is hosting a FREE training where he’ll show you the exact process to follow to go from blank page to published author in as little as 90 days, and the exact book launch blueprint to follow to launch your book to $10,000 and beyond (and earn monthly royalties month after month). If you’ve EVER thought about writing a book (whether as an extra income stream, to generate leads for your business, or to share a story you’ve wanted to tell) you OWE it to yourself to sign up for this training – and it’s completely free! Oh! And when you sign up for the training, Chandler is going to send you a copy of his book Published absolutely free!   Liane’s Latest Book You can order The Good Fight: Use Productive Conflict to Get Your Team and Organization Back On Track right now! Liane in Action Books Liane Recommends