Jul 23, 2026 | AT WORK
You know the moment. Two people at the table start to disagree, and everyone else goes quiet. It happens at family dinners. It happens in boardrooms. It happens around friends on a Saturday night. And the people who have gone quiet are doing a great deal of work, even...
Jun 29, 2026 | AT WORK
“It was too uncomfortable to not have the feeling of belonging to her family.” Alice told me this during one of my Loving Conflict workshops. She was explaining why she had stopped asking questions, and why a friendship that had carried her through the hardest year of...
Jun 29, 2026 | AT WORK
“This story is yet to be written,” he told me. He was talking about his marriage. I had asked him the question I often ask in my work: can you stay connected to someone you deeply disagree with on fundamental values? He took a long time before answering....
May 11, 2026 | AT WORK
Can AI Carry Human Conflict? Jack Dorsey and Roelof Botha published an essay called “From Hierarchy to Intelligence” at the end of March, and the part I find most interesting is not the headline claim about middle management going away. It is a smaller passage near...
Apr 16, 2026 | AT WORK
“We are opposites in everything,” he said. “Social backgrounds, lifestyle, politics. If we had met at a dinner party, we probably would not have become friends.” They have been business partners for 25 years. Let me back up. I had asked him the...
Dec 17, 2025 | AT WORK
My TEDx Video Sitting backstage in Graz, my chest felt tight. I was about to share stories I’ve carried for decades. I took a deep breath and walked on stage. Watching it now, I feel that same pull – building connection where others see only division. This is...