id: 2222,2A
title: Conflict is valuable for driving commitment and better decisions.
date: 2021-05-09

Conflict is valuable for driving commitment and better decisions.

Engaging conflict allows for issues to get resolved rather than fester; flaws in plans to be identified and resolved early; and commitments to be made clearly and openly.rL1 Declining a request quickly can achieve these benefits and minimize downsides.rF4

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    Nancy Friedman, “Word of the Week: Cunningham’s Law,” Fritinancy, May 31, 2010, https://nancyfriedman.typepad.com/away_with_words/2010/05/word-of-the-week-cunninghams-law.html. (See notes.)

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    Patrick Lencioni, The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else in Business, 1st ed (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2012). (See notes.)