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Smart Conflict
- Author
- Louise van Haarst
- Publisher
- Practical Inspiration Publishing
- Publish Date
- 15 December 2025
- Run Time
- 6 hours 35 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Business Book Awards 2026 Shortlisted in People, Culture and Management category
A highly practical, immediately implementable guide to getting good at conflict at work.
The ability to engage with healthy conflict is a crucial element of high performance, and the foundation of collaborative, inclusive and innovative cultures.
Drawing on the latest evidence and thinking from psychology and coaching research, Smart Conflict will equip you with the skills you need to manage conflict with confidence and compassion.
As experienced conflict and leadership team coaches, Alice Driscoll and Louise van Haarst know that not enough conflict, of the right kind, is just as damaging to teams and organizations as having too much of the wrong kind. Whether your default conflict style is avoidant, inflexible or aggressive, this book will give you the tools to embrace Smart Conflict and transform your leadership, your team and maybe your life.
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Details
- Author
- Louise van Haarst
- Narrator
- Alice Driscoll, Louise van Haarst
- Duration
- 6 hours 35 minutes
- Release Date
- 15 December 2025
- ISBN
- 9781788609852
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Practical Inspiration Publishing
- Genre
- Management: leadership and motivation, Soft skills and dealing with other people
Synopsis
Business Book Awards 2026 Shortlisted in People, Culture and Management categoryA highly practical, immediately implementable guide to getting good at conflict at work.The ability to engage with healthy conflict is a crucial element of high performance, and the foundation of collaborative, inclusive and innovative cultures.Drawing on the latest evidence and thinking from psychology and coaching research, Smart Conflict will equip you with the skills you need to manage conflict with confidence and compassion.As experienced conflict and leadership team coaches, Alice Driscoll and Louise van Haarst know that not enough conflict, of the right kind, is just as damaging to teams and organizations as having too much of the wrong kind. Whether your default conflict style is avoidant, inflexible or aggressive, this book will give you the tools to embrace Smart Conflict and transform your leadership, your team and maybe your life.
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