Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. Most people fear conflict because it feels like a threat to the ...

Joel Salinas, a Harvard neurologist, and Robert Bordone, a Harvard lawyer, are experts in the study of conflict. But their communication styles are quite different: Salinas, with over a decade of ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Workplace conflict, whether destructive or avoidant, hinders productivity and innovation, ...

At 7:46 a.m. on November 8, 2018, the Camp Fire jumped the Feather River in Northern California. Driven by 40-mile-an-hour winds and months of desiccating drought, it moved so fast that bulldozers ...

In an era of heightened political polarization, merely longing for civility is no longer enough. Understanding just how to debate and respectfully disagree has become truly imperative, now more than ...

In July 2022, Causa—one of Oregon’s leading immigrant-rights organizations—announced its closure. In its 27 years, it enjoyed historic wins that I followed closely as a Portland-based community ...

Conflict often has a negative connotation, associated with arguments, discomfort, and emotional pain. However, beneath this challenging situation, one can find an invaluable opportunity. Conflict, ...

The second Donald Trump administration assumes office at a moment of great peril for the United States, according to the Council on Foreign Relations’ (CFR) annual Preventive Priorities Survey. The ...

I’ve been involved in my share of conflict over the years. I’ve observed that many people respond to conflict in one of two ways: They either run from it like a burning building or charge straight ...