From Conflict to Courage: Stop Avoiding & Start Leading with Marlene Chism

Marlene Chism works with top leaders to build drama-free cultures that drive growth and reduce costly mistakes. Marlene is known for helping managers address “the elephant in the room” and initiate conversations that gets results. Her expertise includes leadership development, conflict management, and strategic communication.Marlene is a recognized expert on the LinkedIn global learning platform, producing educational videos on Anger Management, Having Difficult Conversations and How to Manage Conflict and Get Results in a Hybrid Workplace.She is the author of Stop Workplace Drama (Wiley 2011), No-Drama Leadership (Bibliomotion 2015), Stop Drama in Your Healthcare Practice (Greenbranch 2018) and From Conflict to Courage: How to Stop Avoiding and Start Leading (Berrett-Kohler 2022).Marlene has a degree in communications from Drury University, and a master’s degree in HR Development at Webster University. She is an advanced practitioner in Narrative coaching.During the episode we discuss:why conflict is not the problemthe impact of leadership identity on behaviordistinctions between leadership identity and leadership claritywhy anger is the fuel that can get you to the truthworking with high-conflict peoplehow to know when you’re resistingAfter the show, get in touch with Marlene:Email: [email protected]: https://www.marlenechism.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marlenechism/Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarleneChismGet Marlene’s new book on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/Conflict-Courage-Avoiding-Start-Leading/dp/1523000724Claim your free gift!We’re giving away a one-year membership to the world’s #1 business book summary service for leaders! Our gift will help you stay on top of the latest ideas, decide which books to read next, and engage your teams.To get your gift:Leave a rating or review on your favorite listening channel.Take a screenshot of your review.Share the screenshot on LinkedIn, and mention either “Allison Dunn” or “Deliberate Directions” and the “Deliberate Leaders Podcast”.=============Allison DunnExecutive Business CoachDeliberate Directions + Executive Business Coaching + Training Center3003 W Main Street, Suite 110, Boise ID 83702(208) 350-6551Website https://www.deliberatedirections.comLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisondunnPodcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deliberate-leaders-podcast-with-allison-dunn/id1500464675 Think First