Social media and Covid-19 contribute to ghosting, quiet quitting and other conflict avoidance. Instead we need face-to-face contact and hard conversations.

However, avoiding conflict or viewing it as invariably negative guarantees it will trigger a stress reaction. Reframing conflict as inevitable can help you take steps to prepare for it.

Avoiding conflict may be a healthy way to circumvent dysfunctional drama or petty power struggles, but it can also be a way of avoiding accountability. By examining your conflict-avoidant style ...

Embracing conflict at work can increase job satisfaction, a negotiation expert says. Westend61/Getty Images 2024-03-21T14:03:29Z ...