Avoiding conflict at work may feel easier, but silence can quietly damage trust, morale, and team performance. Here's why ...

Explore the workplace conflict trends shaping 2026 and what they mean for leaders navigating a changing world of work.

DEAR READER: When conflicts at work emerge, how can you effectively handle them? According to a 2008 study published by CPP Inc. (now known as The Myers-Briggs Company), publishers of the Myers-Briggs ...

Perhaps you’re coming out of a wave of layoffs or a down year. Maybe you’re preparing for a run of performance reviews where you have to deliver tough feedback. If you have tense conversations on the ...

In fact, most business conflicts are constructive and should be embraced to steer through the maze of innovation and change that is part of every successful business. Surround yourself with yes people ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Anna Shields, organizational conflict and workplace mediation expert. Conflict resolution has been on the organizational agenda ...

In an ever more polarised society, how can HR teams ensure that workplace tension does not become something worse?

Stop bickering about details and get at what’s really driving conflict at work with this simple but powerful question from Esther Perel. Maybe your co-founder is meddling in something you feel is your ...

The cost of clashes at work could hit U.S. companies to the tune of $350 billion a year—and it may impact your business. Recent research suggests that hundreds of billions of dollars are lost every ...

A survey by HR and employment law specialists WorkNest found that 43pc of employers and HR professionals say fear of confrontation or escalation is the single biggest barrier to resolving disputes ...

Joel Salinas, a Harvard neurologist, and Robert Bordone, a Harvard lawyer, are experts in the study of conflict. But their communication styles are quite different: Salinas, with over a decade of ...

Have you ever experienced a conflict in your workplace? Conflicts at work aren't always loud arguments—they can manifest in subtle ways like an eyeroll, a cold shoulder, or feeling unheard in meetings ...