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December 2, 2022

How to manage conflict within teams

Managing heated situations and giving tough feedback are among the most important skills for founders to learn


Having tough, direct conversations is the task that leaders find most difficult — and for good reason, says executive coach Olivia Meyrick. If communication is managed poorly, it can damage relationships and destroy trust.

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Miriam Partington is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the DACH region and the future of work, and writes Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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