What If Conflict Is An Invitation To Truth

Workplace Confessions: Behind Closed Doors · Oct 9, 2026 · 55m · transcript

We often refer to conflict at work as workplace drama. This label doesn't tell us much about the lack of trust, lacking culture, and other unmet needs underlying conflict at work.

This week, on Workplace Confessions: Behind Closed Doors, we sit down with a professional workplace mediator. He walks us through what he’s learned from years of helping people untangle high-stakes disagreements.

His core message is clear: we’re trained to talk, but we’re not trained to listen. Unfortunately, the workplace pays for that with fear, silence, and lost talent.

We get practical about conflict resolution…