The Conflict Management Articles Vault for April 2007

The Conflict Management Articles Vault is a monthly feature that dips into the archives and shares still-relevant articles from one year ago:

In 7 Fears of Confronting Conflict I mused about how to confront the fear of confronting, about the Nike of Nuns, and about how to get out of self-imposed paralysis.

With Robert Burns’ famous poem as the backdrop, To See Ourselves as Others See Us describes the Johari Window, a great tool for understanding ways that self perception and others’ perception of you influences group dynamics.

My Husband Speak in Semi-Colons is a funny look at some of the communication differences between men and women and a reminder of how important it can be to figure out how to talk about problems effectively.

Shut Up and Listen: Multi-Tasking and Conflict Don’t Mix names the top three multi-tasking mistakes people make during conflict at work…and how to prevent them.

Women and Conflict: Have You Lost Your Voice? reflects on the special challenges some women face in speaking their minds during conflict at work and home.

April 2006 Conflict Hack: Take a Real Break offers a quick tip for cooling off during difficult situations.