Conflict is an unavoidable part of every work environment, whether your employees work in an office, remotely or a hybrid schedule. According to the Workplace Peace Institute’s 2024 “State of Conflict ...

When workplace conflict goes online, the effects can be swift and severe and reputations are fragile in the age of ...

Employees may think the solution to workplace conflict is to avoid it at all costs, but actually, the opposite is true. Eighty-five percent of U.S. employees have experienced some level of conflict at ...

Research from The Brookings Institution found that inequality has cost our economy $23 trillion since the 90s. This number is staggering—but unsurprising. In fact, the real figure is likely higher. If ...

Several years ago, I had an issue with someone I worked with. He and I worked in different departments, but I occasionally needed his help and feedback with projects. Every time I needed to speak with ...

Sameness in the workplace, as most everywhere else, hinders productivity and growth. It is an enemy of creativity and the literal antithesis of diversity. The essence of diversity lives in the space ...

Have you ever experienced a conflict in your workplace? Conflicts at work aren't always loud arguments—they can manifest in subtle ways like an eyeroll, a cold shoulder, or feeling unheard in meetings ...

Tiffany Hilton (L), Ryan Barack, James Shaw Jr. MidPoint welcomed three free speech advocates on Sept. 24, 2025, to discuss the limits on free speech in the workplace. Following the assassination of ...

L-R: Lindsey Carnett, Mark Zinman, Jason Comstock, Rachel Namoff, Christopher Tompkins, Preston Dunn, Liz Wooten-Reschke, Matthew Halle, Jennifer Lundy The Business Journals Leadership Trust By ...

A new approach—offering employees resolution sessions with an outside neutral, or facilitator—gives employees an effective technique for addressing conflict. Several years ago, I had an issue with ...