Can conflicts at work be healthy? cooperate culture #28 with Gabriela Ourivio Assmar

In this episode of cooperate culture, I spoke with Gabriela Ourivio Assmar. Gabriela currently works as Mediator at the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva, where she is responsible for workplace conflicts worldwide. Originally from Brazil, she has almost 30 years of professional experience in multinational top management and as an entrepreneur. Gabriela set up two legal departments, a public affairs department, founded a Brazilian NGO and much more. Prior to her work at the International Labour Organization in Geneva, she worked as an ombudsperson for several organizations in Rio de Janeiro. With Gabriela, we talked about what makes conflict so interesting for her, what her work at the ILO is all about, and what differentiates healthy from unhealthy conflict. Gabriela shared her thoughts on how to make it easier for people to openly address conflict at work, the role of psychological safety, and the need for clear conflict resolution structures within organizations. My main takeaway was that conflict mediation in organizations has to be rethought - and Gabriela gave a lot of inspiration on how to do that.If you want to know more about Gabriela and her work, you can find her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriela-ourivio-assmar-103356a/.This podcast is brought to you by emtsev cooperation. Ready to make work a better place? Visit ⁠www.emtsev.com⁠ to get started.