Quotes About Resolution

Maybe we should destroy it," Sunny said unexpectedly. They all turned to look at her.

They needed to be STUFFED INTO IGLOOS until they came to their senses.

But we'll get to the bottom of it," Tsunami promised. "We'll find the dragon who set that bomb, and then I will tear off his wings and hang him from the eastern peak of Jade Mountain

When a group of intelligent people come together to talk about issues that matter, it is both natural and productive for disagreement to occur. Resolving those issues is what makes a meeting productive, engaging, even fun.

People who don't like conflict have an amazing ability to avoid it, even when they know it's theoretically necessary

Conflict is about issues and ideas, while accountability is about performance and behavior.

Conflict is nothing more than an anxious situation that needs to be resolved.

The leader is going to have to be ready to not only light the fuse of good conflict but to gently fan the flames for a while too.

Avoiding the issues that merit debate and disagreement not only makes the meeting boring, it guarantees that the issues won't be resolved. And this is a recipe for frustration. Ironically, that frustration often manifests itself later in the form of unproductive personal conflict, or politics.

The truth is, the only thing more painful than confronting an uncomfortable topic is pretending it doesn't exist. And I believe far more suffering is caused by failing to deal with an issue directly—and whispering about it in the hallways—than by putting it on the table and wrestling with it head on.

During the Weekly Tactical, there are two overriding goals: resolution of issues and reinforcement of clarity. Obstacles need to be identified and removed, and everyone needs to be on the same page.

It's the lack of conflict that's a problem. Harmony itself is good, I suppose, if it comes as a result of working through issues constantly and cycling through conflict. But if it comes only as a result of people holding back their opinions and honest concerns, then it's a bad thing. I'd trade that false kind of harmony any day for a team's willingness to argue effectively about an issue and then walk away with no collateral damage.

You have tension. But there is almost no constructive conflict. Passive, sarcastic comments are not the kind of conflict I'm talking about.

give the situation an opportunity to work itself out before reacting. Many times these situations resolve themselves or aren't quite as urgent as he perceives, but before you know it, he's heightened the intensity with a flurry of messages.

conflict is productive

All great relationships, the ones that last over time, require productive conflict in order to grow.

Every great movie has conflict.

All great relationships, the ones that last over time, require productive conflict in order to grow. This is true in marriage, parenthood, friendship, and certainly business.

Harmony itself is good, I suppose, if it comes as a result of working through issues constantly and cycling through conflict. But if it comes only as a result of people holding back their opinions and honest concerns, then it's a bad thing.

All great relationships, the ones that last over time, require productive conflict in order to grow. This

cohesive teams fight. But they fight about issues, not personalities. Most important, when they are done fighting, they have an amazing capacity to move on to the next issue, with no residual feelings.

Stories are about endings,' he'd said. 'They don't mean anything unless they come to an end.

The battle is not the same as the quarrel.

The word peacemaker does not imply pacifism. It does not refer to those who do not fight, but those who actively bring conflict to an end.