Coaching practices for Essentialism During Conflict
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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?
- This disagreement has hardened into us-versus-them, like we want completely opposite things
- Something’s genuinely wrong here and there’s no time to coax everyone to a comfortable yes
- I came in hard because the situation called for it, but partway through the urgent part got settled and the other person clearly just needed to feel heard
- Somewhere in this I stopped seeing a problem we both have and started seeing the other person AS the problem
- The moment we start arguing, any sense that I actually like and respect this person evaporates
Practices that may help
- Map shared values before mapping the disagreement
In any conflict, identify the values or goals you and the other person genuinely share before cataloguing differences.
Naive Realism: Why Everyone Thinks They See Things as They Are - Competing (assertive, uncooperative)
Pursue your own position firmly when speed, principle, or stakes outweigh the relationship cost.
The Five Conflict-Resolution Styles - Recognize when to shift modes mid-conflict
The mode that’s right at the start of a conversation may not be right ten minutes in.
The Thomas–Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI) - Separate the person from the problem
Treat the conflict as a problem you face together, not a contest you fight each other.
The Third Alternative, Made Practical - Protect fondness actively during and after conflict
Conflict is the test of PSO — deliberately hold the positive frame while the negative one is loudest.
Positive Sentiment Override: How to Build the Lens That Protects Relationships - Fight the problem, not each other
Reorient conflict so both partners face the problem together rather than facing each other.
Secure-Functioning Relationships - Use fierce self-compassion to stay in hard conversations
Stay present in conflict by meeting your own distress with compassion, so you don't flee or attack.
Fierce Self-Compassion, Made Practical - Responding to conflict without escalation
In a conflict, address the problem without attacking the person.
Ahimsa: Non-Violence as a Daily Practice - Identify your default conflict mode
Before you can choose a mode, you have to know which one you use automatically.
The Thomas–Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI) - Transform the relationship, not just the issue
Use each conflict as an opportunity to raise the quality of the relationship itself.
The Third Alternative, Made Practical
Related concerns
- The One Thing During Conflict
Pursue your own position firmly when speed, principle, or stakes outweigh the relationship cost.
Competing (assertive, uncooperative)
- Nature And Movement During Conflict
Before you can choose a mode, you have to know which one you use automatically.
Identify your default conflict mode
- Possible Selves During Conflict
Use each conflict as an opportunity to raise the quality of the relationship itself.
Transform the relationship, not just the issue
- The Action Method During Conflict
Before you can choose a mode, you have to know which one you use automatically.
- The Compound Effect During Conflict
Use each conflict as an opportunity to raise the quality of the relationship itself.
- The Now Habit During Conflict
Before you can choose a mode, you have to know which one you use automatically.
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