Speak Up With Laura Camacho

Today’s marvelous guest on the Speak Up with Laura Camacho podcast is Marlene Chism, public speaker and author of From Conflict to Courage: How to Stop Avoiding and Start Leading. After 20 years as a blue-collar factory worker, Marlene knew she wanted more but wasn’t sure what it was. Her path eventually led her to be a consultant and public speaker. After a few very difficult years as a motivational speaker, she went back to school to get her Masters. As the pandemic began, she saw an opportunity for a book about improving relationships at work. She published her findings in: From Conflict to Courage: How to Stop Avoiding and Start Leading. In this extremely relevant episode we discuss: -Why conflict is not the problem, but the way we manage it is -The three primary forms of avoidance -The three parts of emotional integrity -What you can do as a team leader when reports are in conflict -Her process for breaking down an interpersonal conflict at work -The three parts that expand your conflict capacity -Wh