At a moment of heightened polarization around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts in the United States and elsewhere—echoing earlier tensions surrounding the #MeToo movement—organizations ...

One of the more promising recent workforce developments is that teams are increasingly composed of people from all walks of life. They bring different ideas, which most of us consider a good thing ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Anna Shields, organizational conflict and workplace mediation expert. Although staff trained in conflict management or mediation ...

In the face of social and political backlash, and often alongside previous initiatives that did not meet their intended goals, many organizational leaders are tempted to divest in diversity, equity, ...

Conflict is present in all organizations and takes numerous forms. Here’s how organizations can harness conflict to create better outcomes and healthy conflict management cultures. Organizations must ...

Effectively managing team conflict is crucial for organizational health and productivity. Conflict in teams is inevitable, but how it’s handled can either foster growth or cause disruptions. For ...

A unique type of conflict of interest may arise when members of an organization assist in the development of new federal programs or federal contract specifications, and that organization later ...

Organizational conflicts of interest (OCIs) should be front of mind for any federal government contractor. The mere presence of an OCI may cause contractors to reconsider which contracting ...