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Conflict Owner's Manual
Dr. Deborah Sword, with co-host Tyson Bankert
Frequency: 1 episode/3d. Total Eps: 131

We help you use conflict competencies you already have, so you can do conflict better.
Dr. Deborah Sword is a specialist in conflict analysis and management. Tyson Bankert is a community facilitator and artist. We have decades of experience and training in helping people expand their conflict competencies.
Our logo is a dandelion because conflict is like a weed you don't want in the garden. But since it's there, you want to know how to manage it, keep it from spreading, and feel good about how you dealt with it.
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Your conflict pattern
dimanche 13 octobre 2024 • Duration 09:44
What you most often do in conflict becomes your default pattern, and gets stronger than conflict strategies that you don't choose as often. It's a choice.
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Dr. Deborah Sword is a conflict specialist with decades of experience and training to share.
Please subscribe to our podcast, like it, share it, leave comments (we love comments), ask questions and suggest topics you'd like to hear. Thank you for listening.
How to develop your conflict competence
dimanche 13 octobre 2024 • Duration 08:02
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Dr. Deborah Sword is a conflict specialist with decades of experience and training to share.
Please subscribe to our podcast, like it, share it, leave comments (we love comments), ask questions and suggest topics you'd like to hear. Thank you for listening.
Why is our logo a dandelion?
Season 1 · Episode 3
jeudi 17 octobre 2024 • Duration 03:09
Conflict is like a dandelion. A weed is unwelcome and hard to eliminate, but also has a use. In this mini-cast you will hear tips for managing and for using conflict.
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Dr. Deborah Sword is a conflict specialist with decades of experience and training to share.
Please subscribe to our podcast, like it, share it, leave comments (we love comments), ask questions and suggest topics you'd like to hear. Thank you for listening.
How to change the other person in a conflict
dimanche 20 octobre 2024 • Duration 07:17
You have more power and opportunity to change a conflict situation than you might believe.
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Dr. Deborah Sword is a conflict specialist with decades of experience and training to share.
Please subscribe to our podcast, like it, share it, leave comments (we love comments), ask questions and suggest topics you'd like to hear. Thank you for listening.
7 How thinking affects your thinking in conflict
dimanche 27 octobre 2024 • Duration 07:34
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Dr. Deborah Sword is a conflict specialist with decades of experience and training to share.
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How do you define "conflict"
Season 1 · Episode 6
jeudi 24 octobre 2024 • Duration 02:01
Conflicts are different than disagreements, so it's helpful to define the word. Deborah offers a useful definition that also shows you where you can change the conflict dynamic.
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Dr. Deborah Sword is a conflict specialist with decades of experience and training to share.
Please subscribe to our podcast, like it, share it, leave comments (we love comments), ask questions and suggest topics you'd like to hear. Thank you for listening.
8 What is a conflict analysis?
Season 1 · Episode 8
jeudi 31 octobre 2024 • Duration 02:36
Analyzing your conflict ensures you answer the right question and solve the right problem. Deborah gives tips for conducting your conflict analysis.
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Dr. Deborah Sword is a conflict specialist with decades of experience and training to share.
Please subscribe to our podcast, like it, share it, leave comments (we love comments), ask questions and suggest topics you'd like to hear. Thank you for listening.
9 Conflict when the goals are the same
Season 1 · Episode 9
lundi 4 novembre 2024 • Duration 09:59
Even when you agree on almost everything, you can still have conflict over the details. You may all want the same thing and disagree over how to accomplish your goal. Deborah and Tyson discuss what to do about it.
Send us a text. We love hearing from you.
Dr. Deborah Sword is a conflict specialist with decades of experience and training to share.
Please subscribe to our podcast, like it, share it, leave comments (we love comments), ask questions and suggest topics you'd like to hear. Thank you for listening.
10 How does integrating ideas help manage conflict?
Season 1 · Episode 10
jeudi 7 novembre 2024 • Duration 03:32
Integrating subjective and objective ideas helps the conflict analysis of your thinking, your assumptions, the context, and other variables that affect your conflict.
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Dr. Deborah Sword is a conflict specialist with decades of experience and training to share.
Please subscribe to our podcast, like it, share it, leave comments (we love comments), ask questions and suggest topics you'd like to hear. Thank you for listening.
11 What is Dialogue in conflict?
Season 1 · Episode 11
dimanche 10 novembre 2024 • Duration 09:26
Dial down conflict heat with Dialogue as a process. When high emotion makes dialogue for resolution seem impossible, try process Dialogue. Deborah and Tyson discuss how that works.
Send us a text. We love hearing from you.
Dr. Deborah Sword is a conflict specialist with decades of experience and training to share.
Please subscribe to our podcast, like it, share it, leave comments (we love comments), ask questions and suggest topics you'd like to hear. Thank you for listening.









