The problem this workshop addresses
- Conflict is avoided until the relationship carries the cost.
- People add fuel in the moment and regret it later.
- Teams need practical ways to disagree without turning it personal.
Who this workshop is for
Managers, intact teams, cross-functional teams, and student or early-career leadership groups.
- Teams with unspoken tension
- Leaders preparing for hard conversations
- Groups that need disagreement to become more useful
What participants leave with
- Recognize fuel and water moves in conflict
- Use language that lowers defensiveness
- Practise a difficult conversation with a connection goal
Client voices from related work
Selected from approved client testimonials that match the theme of this workshop.
“I am at a cross roads to report to Global and yet needed to do Regional work. These two conflict with each other and Maik enabled me to see the situation from a zoom out and zoom in lens and ask critical questions to seek clarity in directions!”
“Maik had a fantastic feel for the people in the room and simply radiated energy throughout. I was astounded and surprised by how easy it seemed for Maik to invite, include and excite everyone in our diverse workshop group.”
“A great course - we learned in small steps, had a lot of practice with real world examples, made commitments for the next actions after the course and the most remarkable thing - we had follow-up meetings to help to apply things in practice.”
What gets practised
- Trigger awareness
- I-statement feedback
- Active listening loop
Workshop flow
Separate task conflict from relationship conflict
Map triggers and fuel patterns
Practise water moves and active listening
Rehearse a real conflict conversation
Typical use cases
- Team friction
- Cross-functional conflict
- Post-reorg relationship repair