Group Conflict Resolution and Women's Career Advancement

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This week’s newsletter contains 2 new articles from expert guest contributors:

1. Keeping the Devil’s Advocate in Check: Conflict Resolution for Small Groups By Beth Miller

2. Women Need to Embrace Office Politics to Get Ahead by Bonnie Marcus

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Dan McCarthy
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Conflict Resolution for Small Groups

Business leaders have long been taught the benefits of cultivating diverse teams made up of individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. It has been well documented that diversity breeds creativity and innovation, and diverse teams are usually more productive and more efficient than homogenous teams. However, diverse teams can often experience conflict. In many cases, conflict can be very healthy for a group. In some cases, however, conflict can impede productivity and decision-making. In order to ensure that diverging opinions do not become a roadblock for success, leaders should take a creative approach to conflict resolution.

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Women Need to Embrace Office Politics to Get Ahead

Office politics can make or break your career. This is especially important for women to understand. Women avoid politics due to their belief that it’s dirty and underhanded, and it’s a waste of their valuable time. Unfortunately, our avoidance of the workplace dynamics makes us vulnerable to being blindsided and passed over for promotions. We need to embrace office politics to get ahead.

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7 Ways to Prepare for a Performance Review: Manager Version

Here are seven ways a manager can prepare for an annual employee performance review in order to make it a productive and painless discussion.

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5 Ways to Prepare for a Performance Review: Employee Version

Here are five ways an employee can prepare for an annual employee performance review in order to make it a productive and painless discussion.

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