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Lead Better - Make the Conflict Smaller Before Trying to Resolve It

Aug 24, 2026 · 17 min · 7 segments

Originally recorded for Monday, August 24, 2026 - Scott and Lisa discuss the topic found in this morning’s Admired Leadership Field Notes entry - Make the Conflict Smaller Before Trying to Resolve It…

Originally recorded for Monday, August 24, 2026 - Scott and Lisa discuss the topic found in this morning’s Admired Leadership Field Notes entry - Make the Conflict Smaller Before Trying to Resolve It Read the Field Notes discussed here: https://admiredleadership.substack.com/p/make-the-conflict-smaller-before

Originally recorded for Monday, August 24, 2026 - Scott and Lisa discuss the topic found in this morning’s Admired Leadership Field Notes entry - Make the Conflict Smaller Before Trying to Resolve It…

Speakers: Scott BakerHostLisa ColellaGuest

Top entities: John M. Gottman Brené Brown The Wall Street Journal

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Scott BakerHost

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All right, here we go.

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Welcome everyone, time for another edition of Lead Better, talking about the field note from Admired Leadership.

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Monday, August 24th, 3:00 PM Eastern Time, Lisa Collela joining me to talk about conflict.

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Now, will this be a conflict-free conversation? Maybe.

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We'll find out.

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John M. GottmanPersonAmerican psychologist and professor
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Brené BrownPersonAmerican academic and writer
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The Wall Street JournalPeriodicalAmerican newspaper
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