Lightbulb Moments | Featuring Larry Schooler

From Conflict to Collaboration: Practical Wisdom for Leaders with Dr. Larry SchoolerIn this episode, host Tom Kuhn sits down with Dr. Larry Schooler, Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Austin and expert in conflict resolution, facilitation, and organizational leadership. Together they unpack the real-world challenges every leader faces from navigating difficult conversations and avoiding the pitfalls of triangulation, to the power of facilitative leadership in driving meaningful team input. Dr. Schooler shares how to create the right conditions for honest dialogue, why transparency is essential before any major change, and how involving your team in decisions builds the kind of trust that sticks. Whether you're managing a compensation conversation, navigating a team transition, or simply trying to get people into the same room productively, this episode delivers practical tools you can put to work immediately.