Can’t We All Just Get Along

In a recent workshop on conflict management, a participant shared the point of view that this stuff wasn’t necessary if everyone would just be a little more respectful and try to get along with each other.  Instead of considering the value of the tools I was offering, she dismissed them because the problem was everyone else not doing what they should be doing.

It’s easy to slip into “If only everyone else would…” thinking.  The problem is that they may not and probably won’t change their behavior.  So if they aren’t going to do anything different, and your strategy is to wait and hope that they do, it seems to me very little will ever change.

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