id: 2222,2B
title: Conflict requires being comfortable with vulnerability.
date: 2021-05-09

Conflict requires being comfortable with vulnerability.

Trust in one another is key to productive conflict. Lack of trust risks defensive conflict and a lack of psychological safety. Vulnerability is necessary in teams. Defensiveness harms progress. Tactics that use vulnerability to have constructive conflict. Being clear can cause conflict, but prevents worse outcomes. Sharing small feedback can foster this comfort to support big feedback later.