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Conflict is unavoidable. You can't make it disappear and you can't change the person you're in conflict with. There are countless lists of conflict management techniques, many of them valuable.
Dr. Linda DiRaimondo took a different tack in her session at the Wisconsin Women in Higher Education Leadership (WWHEL) conference in Madison WI. A board-certified psychiatrist with the Family Therapy Center of Madison, Inc., she flavors medical expertise with wisdom from Eastern traditions.
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"To deal with conflict, we have to acknowledge that it exists," she told WIHE. That first step can be uncomfortable. "When we feel a prickle, ...