While discord isn't bad, learning to effectively resolve it is a critical leadership skill.
Effective conflict management is an extremely or very important leadership or management skill, according to Myers-Briggs research. Conflict at Work: A Research Report From the Myers-Briggs Company is an update to 2008 research on the topic. While people may think of conflict as a negative, a healthy amount of conflict can lead to positive results. In a Psychology Today article, Ronald E. Riggio write
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