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Avoiding Conflict: It’s All about Expectations

VQ Strategies

As I prepare to deliver a training today on navigating sticky situations with volunteers for a statewide network of food banks, I am reminded once again of my favorite statement about conflict: Conflict occurs when we demand and expect others to behave in a way that is not natural or known. Who else needs to know the results?

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Build a Mission-Worthy Team

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But the ability to spot the qualities that make an applicant a contributor and avoid the dysfunction that characterizes a disruptor sets you up for successful team building. In addition to being a vehicle for discovery, the inventory can be a problem-solving tool as well as a path to identifying and resolving conflict.

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Managing Emotions in Workplace Conflict

Charity Village

Original Broadcast Date: September 22, 2022 Summary: Conflict is inevitable in the workplace, yet 70% of people deal with it by avoiding it. But not all conflict is destructive, and emotions are an important information source to be incorporated into resolutions. And […]. And […].

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Preparing Your Nonprofit to Move Beyond the Founder

Blue Avocado

So how can you avoid this fate? If you understand the process in those terms, it might be possible to avoid some of the pitfalls, or at least, take comfort in their necessity. But if you are on staff during this period, it is important to remember that you play a vital role, and do what you can to avoid burnout as you carry forward.

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The key ingredient your organization needs to stop destructive workplace conflict

Charity Village

One of the toughest things to handle in the workplace is interpersonal conflict. It’s no surprise that a recent study showed 70% of respondents were avoiding difficult conversations in their workplace. The post The key ingredient your organization needs to stop destructive workplace conflict appeared first on CharityVillage.

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Raise the Board’s Financial IQ

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Make your reporting easier for the experts to explain and for the novices to understand by— Using clear, concise language and avoiding financial jargon. Conflict of interest, investment, reimbursement, spending, whistleblower, and other guidelines for financial oversight should be easily available. Eliminating unnecessary details.

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When There’s Beef On Your Nonprofit Board

Bloomerang

This season is ripe for conflict. When I remind them, that poor behavior is detrimental to the best interest of the organization and consequences to unresolved personal conflict may result in termination of their service, I often get blank stares, stoic expressions, and awkward silence. . Avoid secrecy. But they can be uncivil.

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