Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Anna Shields, organizational conflict and workplace mediation expert. High-functioning teams don’t avoid conflict; they use it to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. QUESTION: My mother always said it’s not good manners to talk about politics or religion. Unfortunately, politics are a hot topic ...

Conflict and disagreements surround us every day. We can’t turn on the television or engage in social media without seeing disputes of some sort; these often become toxic and unhealthy, with people ...

Kelly Clarkson has one of the most outstanding voices of our times, the kind that supports the old adage that she could sing the encyclopedia — if they still existed. And she’s so animated that I ...

On many college campuses, tensions are sharper than ever, and for some students and faculty, simply sharing an idea carries a deep sense of hesitation. My work over the past several decades has ...