People disagree at work. That’s a given. But what if there’s an all-out war between two of your coworkers? What’s the right way to respond? If the people fighting are your direct reports, you have a duty to intervene, but what if they’re your peers? Should you play the role of peacekeeper? Or should you just stay out of it?
When Two of Your Coworkers Are Fighting
Try to keep the boss out it.
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July 03, 2014
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Amy Gallo is a contributing editor at Harvard Business Review, cohost of the Women at Work podcast, and the author of Getting Along: How to Work with Anyone (Even Difficult People) (Harvard Business Review Press, 2022) and the HBR Guide to Dealing with Conflict(Harvard Business Review Press, 2017). She writes and speaks about workplace dynamics.
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