4 Strategies for Fighting Fair

Good news - anyone can learn to manage conflict better, and the four key strategies we’ll discuss here will help you to do just that. And “manage” really is the operative word here, as renowned relationship researcher Dr. John Gottman would tell you. There’s no sense in trying to eliminate conflict. To do so only results in avoiding problems or burying hurt feelings, which only breeds resentment and delays the inevitable conflict. This is why the first key strategy for managing conflict and “fighting fair” is to engage with conflict rather than avoid it.