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How to Handle Conflicts Without Losing Your Cool, Your Relationships, or Your Job

8/18/25, 7:00 AM


In this podcast, Bob Bordone, Senior Fellow at Harvard Law School, shares why conflict isn’t something to fear, but something to practice and turn into a tool for connection. You’ll learn how to build conflict resilience by recognizing your default conflict style (fight, flight, freeze, fawn, or fester), why avoidance is the “slow kill” of meaningful relationships, and how to approach disagreement with assertiveness and empathy.

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