What are the five most common causes of destructive conflict in startups and how do I avoid them? Why does conflict escalate and how can I help break the cycle?  Why should startups nip conflict in the bud more than most other types of companies?

Startups are high speed, high output, high pressure, high energy entities that often hold within them teams of people from different backgrounds, with different ideas, and with different ways of looking at the world. Those ideal ingredients for building something amazing and new and profitable also create the perfect environment for conflict.

The shift from creative tension to destructive conflict is fascinating. This class will help you understand more about what is going on in their businesses, and come to resolutions that enable them to be more productive, profitable, and focused on their mission.

Planning on 60 minutes that could easily extend into 90 minutes if time is allowed.
1.      Escalation of Conflict
2.      Conflict Curve Explanation with Interventions
3.      Interventions that you can control
4.      Leaning into Conflict
5.      Self-awareness – Conflict Styles exercise(s)
6.      Top 5 reasons Startups have conflict
7.      Open Discussion and Q&A.

About Mark Baril

Mark is a conflict management practitioner with a unique blend of hands-on case experience and real business leadership experience. He has team building and project managing experience in complex, challenging environments. Founding three successful small companies over the years has led him to work closely with businesses as large as Lockheed Martin and as cool as Ben & Jerry’s. It has also led him to be incredibly curious about the effects of conflict at every level in an organization.

Riverstone Resolutions, LLC provides conflict awareness training, conflict coaching, mediation, ombudsman services, and general conflict management services to start-ups and their supporters.

Mark Batson Baril M.S.MACS  www.linkedin.com/in/markbatsonbaril