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The two key factors in healthy conflict
Happy Monday!
Every week we send a short roundup of resources and upcoming learning opportunities.
New podcast episode!
This week, Pablo Romero and Jeff Couillard discuss 'healthy conflict', and the two key factors (visibility + functionality) that help distinguish the productive, healthy kind of conflict from both unhealthy conflict and 'artificial harmony'.
Have a listen here, or subscribe at your favourite app.
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Upcoming learning-in-action sessions
A quick update on the rest of November's 'learning-in-action' sessions, with links to the LinkedIn event page.
- Thursday, November 10th - event cancelled (between vacations and Covid, we're out of action this week)
- Thursday, November 17th - Healthy boundaries: navigating power and permission with special guest Woodrie Burich.
- Thursday, November 24th - Navigating tension between employee and organizational needs.
Join us (almost) every Thursday at 12pm MST | 2pm EST for participatory and hands-on discussions about important leadership and life topics.
We use the same zoom link every week.
Boundaries Before Burnout®
In case you missed it, we're thrilled to be offering a hands-on, 3-week learning experience for leaders brought to you in collaboration with Woodrie Burich and her team at The Integration Group.
If you've been wondering how to effectively set and hold healthy boundaries, and navigate both 'power' and 'permission' within your organization, this is the learning accelerator for you.
All the details here, and don't hesitate to reach out if you have questions (or want to bring a few colleagues and make it a 'set the team up for success in 2023' kind of experience).
Other news
- The annual Right Use of Power Global Conference is coming up November 11-13th, and our Co-CEO and Director of Learning and Development, Jeff Couillard, is giving the Saturday keynote address. You can check out the conference here.
- Are you following along on LinkedIn? We regularly post links to our favourite authors and thinkers, interesting articles that we find and short clips from our podcast interviews. Join the conversation here.
The Ally Co.
We help create leaderful teams - cultures where people consciously use their power for meaningful connection and positive impact - both inside and outside of the workplace. Join The Co., our semi-regular newsletter full of actionable insights, tools, frameworks and helpful resources.
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