The problem with avoiding conflict

A leadership team I worked recently with was stuck.

Meetings were unproductive.

Decisions dragged on.

Frustration built up.

The root cause?
Unspoken conflict.

When they finally had a real conversation and addressed the hard stuff head-on, everything changed.

Communication improved.

Decisions sped up.

And trust deepened.

Remember:
Avoiding conflict doesn’t make things better.
It erodes your team.