603: Easing the Anxiety of Workplace Conflict with Liz Kislik

Executive coach Liz Kislik discusses do’s and don’ts of conflict management and how to rethink the way you see conflict. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why you don’t need to win every argument 

2) The trick to stop conflict before it starts 

3) How to make allies in every level 

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— ABOUT LIZ — 

Liz Kislik is a management consultant, executive coach, and facilitator. For over 30 years, she has helped clients such as American Express, Orvis, The Girl Scouts, Comcast, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, and Highlights for Children solve their thorniest problems while strengthening their top and bottom lines. Her specialty is developing high performing leaders and workforces. 

She is a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and Entrepreneur, a TEDx speaker on “Why There’s So Much Conflict at Work and What You Can Do to Fix It,” and has served as adjunct faculty at Hofstra University and New York University. She has also written for the European Financial Review and the Forward. 

• TEDx Talk: “Why there’s so much conflict at work and what you can do to fix it.” 

• Website: LizKislik.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life by Rosamund Stone Zander, Benjamin Zander 

• Personality: Maya Angelou 

• TED Talk: "The transformative power of classical music" by Benjamin Zander 

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