The Surprising Secret Todd Henry Reveals About Becoming an Irresistible Leader Everyone Depends On
Second, agree on common ground. What do you agree on? Is there anything in the other person’s idea that you actually like? Try to see the problem though the other person’s eyes, and work to empathize with their perspective before you simply dive into ripping their argument apart.
Finally, make sure you fight over ideas, not personality. The moment that a fight gets personal, everyone loses. I’ve seen “cults of personality” emerge inside of teams, and one group is perpetually fighting with another, almost like they’re defending their turf. This is (obviously) remarkably unhealthy. Keep your arguments to the ideas, and don’t allow turf wars to emerge inside of your team.
