Useful Arguing

I’m a tried-and-true conflict avoider.

ChatGPT tells me that people like me avoid conflict because we experience it as a threat to safety, acceptance, or the relationship. OK. I can buy that.

But professionally, I need to argue.

Creative conflict, when done right, is a great path to better. It’s the only path to best.

Surround yourself with teammates with whom you can argue usefully.