3 kinds of resistance that keep you stuck in conflict

Examine the prickliness of decisions before making them | Read more from Marlene Chism on SmartBrief on Leadership | What leaders and boards should do now Created for {EMAIL} | [{NAME}]( at [{NAME}]( [For more relevant content - Update Your Profile]( | [Web Version]( August 3, 2021 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE](  [] Leading Edge [] [Examine the prickliness of decisions before making them]( Some aspects of decision-making, such as public scrutiny, uncertainty and unknown consequences, can make the task feel like "swallowing porcupines," writes Dan Rockwell. "Reflect on the responsibility you create for yourself with the decisions you currently make," he writes. Full Story: [Leadership Freak]( (8/2) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [3 kinds of resistance that keep you stuck in conflict]( Resistance -- whether it's yours or a co-worker's -- can prevent us from having necessary, difficult conversations about workplace tensions, writes Marlene Chism. Accepting your circumstances "may include setting boundaries, asking for what you want or gathering more information, but at least you're moving forward and out of resistance," Chism writes. Full Story: [SmartBrief/Leadership]( (8/2) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Read more]( from Marlene Chism on SmartBrief on Leadership What are the fundamentals for digital success? We looked at more than 100 decisions and investments that an industrial firm could make when going digital. Seven stood out. [See the key success factors](. 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"When a trained coach can help a client see the pattern, there is leverage in the coaching conversation as powerful as the original stories were to those who told them," Goldberg writes. Full Story: [Leadership Circle]( (8/2) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Here's what matters in negotiations]( Every successful negotiation should have an agreeable outcome, a satisfying process, positive relationships and a deal that will stand the test of time, writes Marc Modica, a lecturer at the Darden School of Business. "Negotiation is an opportunity and art, and it's teachable," he writes. 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For that group, just be sure you're getting some of that time back during the week, however that might be appropriate (compensatory time, half-days, work from home, etc.). For the 23% who do it if you don't have personal plans, beware of that slippery slope. Work could become your default, and your life might slip into not making personal plans because you're expecting to work. Balance takes effort. Be clear on your boundaries and understand when you're violating them (or someone else is asking to violate them). Your well-being should come first. -- Mike Figliuolo is managing director of [thoughtLEADERS](, which includes TITAN -- the firm's e-learning platform. Previously, he worked at McKinsey & Co., Capital One and Scotts Miracle-Gro. He is a West Point graduate and author of three leadership books: ["One Piece of Paper,"]( ["Lead Inside the Box"]( and ["The Elegant Pitch."]( [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] POLL QUESTION: How effective are you at saying "no" to requests you shouldn't take on? [Vote]( [Extremely good: I am great at giving a firm "no"]( [Vote]( [Good: I can usually say "no" but sometimes waver]( [Vote]( [Not good: I say "yes" way more often than I should]( [Vote]( [Not at all good: I can't ever seem to say the word "no"]( [] In Their Own Words [] [WarnerMedia exec: Success comes through challenge]( Ann Sarnoff, chair and CEO of WarnerMedia's Studios and Networks Group, stays motivated by trying to make a difference and challenging herself to grow. "When somebody's allowing me to do that instead of just looking to see what I've done in the past and repeating that, that's when I'm happiest," she says. 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