Empowered Communication
by Eris Conflict Resolution
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How to Win a Fight
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About this podcast
Have you ever found yourself in a toxic work environment or involved in toxic workplace conflict? Join Meredith Holley and Megan Mellin as they share stories from toxic workplace conflicts and the empowered communication and thought leadership tools they have seen work to address and prevent sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and bullying at work.
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 41 episodes
- How to Win a Fight · 18 min · Season 2 Episode 40In Episode 40, Meredith talks about how to win a fight. For some people, transforming conflict into creative solutions, safety, and support for our work is important. Other…
- When is Violence Necessary · 23 min · Season 2 Episode 39In Episode 39, Meredith talks about physical and verbal violence. What does it mean to be violent? Is there ever a space for violence? Some people say violence is never…
- Taboo Topics at Work: Sex, Politics, and Religion with Sex Coach Sarai Johnson · 1 h 0 min · Season 2 Episode 38In Episode 38, Meredith talks with sex coach Sarai Johnson about taboo topics at work. Why do we call it “unprofessional” to talk about sex, religion, politics, and even money?…
- Does Personality Cause Conflict at Work? · 31 min · Season 2 Episode 37n Episode 37, Meredith dives into a topic that is close to her heart: Personality! This episode gives an overview of the personality assessments and frameworks we have seen work…
- Labor, Wages, and Slavery · 35 min · Season 2 Episode 36In Episode 36, Meredith talks about labor, wages, and slavery. This week it was Labor Day in the U.S., and this episode celebrates the important contributions workers and labor…
- What is Harassment? · 35 min · Season 2 Episode 35In Episode 35, Meredith talks about harassment. What is it? When is it illegal and when is it something we need to work on privately? Meredith again relies on her knowledge and…
- What is Discrimination? · 45 min · Season 2 Episode 34In Episode 34, Meredith does a deep dive into what discrimination really is and why we have made some forms of discrimination illegal in the United States. Meredith uses her…
- What About False Allegations? · 31 min · Season 2 Episode 33In Episode 33, Meredith addresses false allegations of harassment, discrimination, and other wrongdoing. She discusses the statistics around unreported wrongdoing in workplaces…
- The Grief of Leaving a Job or Career · 35 min · Season 2 Episode 32In Episode 32, Meredith looks at the impacts of losing a job or career, whether it is a loss created by a major national event like economic downturn, or a very personal event…
- “They never listen!” Communicating and Enforcing Boundaries at Work · 20 min · Season 2 Episode 31In Episode 31, Meredith shares some of the most common reasons that we may want to stop communicating our boundaries in the workplace. If you’ve ever thought you were good at…
- Influencing People in Difficult Work Situations · 35 min · Season 2 Episode 30In Episode 30, Meredith goes into simple strategies for influencing other people in toxic workplace situations, conflict, and pressure. Often we think that if we share our…
- Toxic Workplace Conflict and Confidence · 21 min · Season 2 Episode 29In Episode 29, Meredith talks about common workplace situations that undermine confidence and what we can do about them. Externally, no-win situations that are repeated and…
- Toxic Conflict, Building Allies, and Finding Support · 20 min · Season 2 Episode 29In Episode 29, Meredith talks about how to build allies in a conflict situation and find supports. We often believe that conflict is resolved through convincing other people to…
- Toxic Conflict and Safety · 30 min · Season 2 Episode 28In Episode 28, Meredith talks about the common narrative that people need to “toughen up” at work and stop being so sensitive. What is the balance between toughening up and…
- Toxic Workplaces and the Dark Triad · 24 min · Season 2 Episode 27In Episode 27, Meredith talks about the Dark Triad and how dealing with Dark Triad dynamics can impact toxic workplace conflict. The Dark Triad is a psychological theory of…
- Toxic Workplaces and Conflict Alchemy · 22 min · Season 2 Episode 26In Episode 26, Meredith describes the concept of Conflict Alchemy. Most people are raised to believe that our options in a conflict situation are to prove that we are right…
- Is Coaching Toxic or Healthy? With Coach Amy Latta · 57 min · Season 2 Episode 25In Episode 25, Meredith talks with leadership coach Amy Latta about the principles of coaching. Both Amy and Meredith have had experiences of coaching being incredibly powerful…
- Expert Episode: Toxic Masculinity with Luke Adler · 57 min · Season 2 Episode 24In Episode 24, Meredith talks with acupuncturist and healing expert, Luke Adler, about toxic masculinity and male loneliness. When issues of gender discrimination in the…
- Expert Episode: Toxic Work Environments and Investigation with Andrea Bibee · 1 h 0 min · Season 2 Episode 23In Episode 23, Meredith interviews equity investigation expert, Andrea Bibee, about workplace investigations, alternatives to investigation, and what to expect if you are…
- Experience Episode: Violence at Work · 60 min · Season 2 Episode 22TW: extreme racial violence In Episode 22, Meredith interviews a past client, Hogon Mulgrave, who experienced extreme racial violence at work and has gone on to run a successful…
