🧠Weekly Mind Sweep #151 | What’s On My Mind | Conflict
November 2024
Week 148: Curated Conversation: Conflict
Week 149: Mind Your Business: Conflict
Week 150: Manage Your Mind: Conflict
*Week 151: What’s on My Mind: Conflict
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Curated Conversation with EXTRA curated GIF’s & puns (for your entertainment).
Jamie’s Second Brain Corner: Links to references. Need a map? I’ve got you!
What’s I’m Reading - For November, a story of resilience!
Collaborations with Terri Hamilton (next Thursday!) & Shannon Giordano and the MetroWest Chamber of Commerce (next Friday!)
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The Conflict Navigator: A Travel Potato Guide for Entrepreneurs
Conflict is everywhere–even in our carbs.
As entrepreneurs, our journeys are grand adventures filled with twists, tours, and uncharted territories. Each challenge offers a new destination, and how we navigate these moments shapes the map of our journey.
Not all roads– or mashed potatoes–are smooth.
This month, we’ve explored how our brains react to the excitement–or fear–of conflict.
Conflict is uncomfortable for most of us.
But, thanks to brain plasticity, we have the power to rewire our nervous system and nurture emotional intelligence to respond differently from what our instincts might initially dictate. Thank you, prefrontal cortex!
Conflict, like the perfect potato dish, comes in many forms. What’s comforting for one person might not sit well with another. The question is: how do we handle it?
When we reach areas with crossroads of conflict, we’ve learned that others may navigate their way to resolution with different styles, and it can vary, like the hundreds of ways one may choose to cook a potato.
It’s all about tapping into the #PowerOfThePause and understanding that there’s no “right” way to handle conflict–or cook a potato–just the best way for you in the moment.
For the record:
(Hand-cut french fries are the correct answer)
Understanding how you and others might respond can support and deepen our understanding of conflict and finding resolution. From my research, a few conflict resolution styles rise to the top that can guide us in learning. [1]
Sometimes, navigating conflict is like navigating the great potato debate!
Let’s Talk Potatoes…of Conflict.
Destination: Harmony Hill (of Potatoes).
When trying to merge two separate potato goals onto one plate, pull out your Collaborating Compass. Find a route to potato happiness that satisfies everyone: Mapping shared spaces on the plate while respecting individual preferences.
Example: Did you know that day-old mashed potatoes can become potato pancakes? That is a #WinWin for everyone at the table!
Destination: Rival Ridge (of Gravy).
Some people just refuse potatoes altogether (who are these people?!). They’ll grab their Competing Compass, planting a flag firmly on their territory.
Plotting a direct route with a formal cease and desist letter. No mashed, no fried, no baked—it’s their way or the highway.
Example: No potatoes, no gravy, no compromise! Period.
Destination: Sidestep Summit (Pass the Peas, please)
Potato conflict? Nope, not today.
Let’s use the Avoiding Detour, marking this topic for a later (or never). Some destinations are better reached by never heading to them in the first place.
Example: Pass the peas, please.
Destination: Compromise Crossroads (spoon size matters)
At this intersection, neither party gets their dream plate, but both get a little something moving forward. The Compromising Compass is used to find the quickest route to a solution. It’s not the most satisfying, but it gets everyone quicker to their goal of a delicious meal.
Example: Serve the mashed potatoes, but hand your carb-conscious friend a tiny spoon.
Destination: Sacrifice Shore (ugh, okayyyy).
You’re planning on serving potatoes 5 different ways this holiday season, and invite your carb-conscious friend, Carla, to gather with your carb-loving friends.
Carla has been working really hard to avoid carbs in her day-to-day life, but she thoroughly enjoys your company and chooses the Accommodating Route, sacrificing her personal eating goals to enjoy the day. The journey feels unbalanced, but being with loved ones matters more than sticking to her diet.
Example: This matters more to me than my discomfort.
Each style—collaborating, competing, avoiding, accommodating, and compromising—is like a different road. The key is knowing which path to take based on the terrain.
Conflict, much like the great potato debate, is inevitable.
But the journey lies in how we navigate it: the roads we take, the tools we carry, and the destinations we strive for. For the record, my map always points to potatoes on my plate.
So, to potato or not to potato?
That’s up to you, your map, and your destination.
Thank you for joining me this month on the Conflict adventure!
My questions for you this week :
Have you ever had to make a personal sacrifice (like Carla with her carbs) to maintain harmony in a professional setting? How did you feel about it afterward?
Have you ever encountered a “Rival Ridge” moment in your business where you and someone else were in a standoff with no room for compromise? How did you navigate that situation?
How do you like YOUR potatoes?
Reply and share with me!
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Jamie’s Second Brain Corner:
[1] What is your conflict management style?
[2] Did someone say GPS + MAP?! Learn more about my Personalized MindSweep Mapping Process!
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What I’m reading
A Rover’s Story
Written by Jasmine Warga
Thank you, Kate Hollis, for this timely and beautiful love story.
Meet Resilience, a Mars rover determined to live up to his name.
Res was built to explore Mars. He was not built to have human emotions. But as he learns new things from the NASA scientists who assemble him, he begins to develop humanlike feelings. Maybe there’s a problem with his programming….
Human emotions or not, launch day comes, and Res blasts off to Mars, accompanied by a friendly drone helicopter named Fly.
But Res quickly discovers that Mars is a dangerous place filled with dust storms and giant cliffs. As he navigates Mars’s difficult landscape, Res is tested in ways that go beyond space exploration.
As millions of people back on Earth follow his progress, will Res have the determination, courage, and resilience to succeed…and survive?
Collaborations!
Join us next Friday, December 6th, at the MetroWest Chamber of Commerce for this two-hour interactive business community experience.
We'll discuss ways to cultivate business through Sales, Marketing, and Communication methods that support relationship building, showing up authentically, and connecting deeper with colleagues and the people you serve.
9-11 am - Open discussion, community support, brainstorming ideas
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