{"id":4027,"date":"2020-02-07T15:15:16","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T23:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/markccrowley.com\/?p=4027"},"modified":"2020-02-07T15:17:48","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T23:17:48","slug":"buster-benson-mastering-the-art-of-productive-disagreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/buster-benson-mastering-the-art-of-productive-disagreement\/","title":{"rendered":"Buster Benson: Mastering The Art Of Productive Disagreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fleadfromtheheartpodcast%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fleadfromtheheartpodcast%2FLFTH_-_Episode_41.mp3&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fstaging-wmplo.xyz%2Fmark-c-divi5%2Fbuster-benson-mastering-the-art-of-productive-disagreement%2F#mode-Light&border-000000&progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-1\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/leadfromtheheartpodcast\/content.blubrry.com\/leadfromtheheartpodcast\/LFTH_-_Episode_41.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/?powerpress_pinw=4027-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/leadfromtheheartpodcast\/content.blubrry.com\/leadfromtheheartpodcast\/LFTH_-_Episode_41.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"LFTH_-_Episode_41.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Buster-Benson-300-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4029 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Buster-Benson-300-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Buster-Benson-300-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Buster-Benson-300-1-140x94.jpg 140w, https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Buster-Benson-300-1.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Can you recall the last time you tried to talk to someone about a personal, political or work issue and quickly discovered their view of the situation was entirely different than yours?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>How\u2019d that work out for you?<\/p>\n<p>If words like <em>\u201cstrained,\u201d \u201cpainful,\u201d \u201cawful\u201d<\/em> or <em>\u201cnever again,\u201d<\/em> come to mind \u2013 you have company.<\/p>\n<p>Acknowledging that we\u2019re living in a highly polarized world these days \u2013 many of us have simply come to decide that engaging in any kind of disagreement is no longer worth it. Consequently, we go out of our way to avoid conversations with people when we anticipate it could lead to conflict, raised voices or even ruined relationships.<\/p>\n<p>The problem with these pain avoidance tactics, however, is that we actually need disagreements in order to keep our relationships with others healthy. Famous marriage researcher, Dr. John Gottmann says any relationship without a conflict is a relationship without communication. And any relationship without good communication is destined to fail. Science even finds that people are happier \u2013 and groups are higher functioning \u2013 when the flow of necessary disagreements is open and they have a chance to be heard.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Unknown.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4030 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Unknown.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"183\" height=\"276\" \/><\/a>So how then can we make our disputes and wrangling with other people more successful?\u00a0 How can we maneuver through an argument with our partner, challenge the performance of an employee, or generally disagree with anyone in our life more productively?<\/p>\n<p>Former <strong>Amazon, Twitter,<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Slack<\/strong> executive Buster Benson has just written an especially clever, highly accessible and wonderfully practical guide that teaches the very skills we all need. And he joins us on this podcast to discuss that new best-seller, <strong><em>\u201cWhy Are We Yelling? <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>The Art Of Productive Disagreement<\/em><\/strong><strong>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While there\u2019s no question some conflicts in life can be ugly, knowing how to diffuse an emotional charge \u2013 and to turn disagreements into productive interactions \u2013 is a profound leadership power &amp; skill to possess. \u00a0Listen in to begin your essential and incredibly timely education!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can you recall the last time you tried to talk to someone about a personal, political or work issue and quickly discovered their view of the situation was entirely different than yours? How\u2019d that work out for you? If words like \u201cstrained,\u201d \u201cpainful,\u201d \u201cawful\u201d or \u201cnever again,\u201d come to mind \u2013 you have company. 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