Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Anna Shields, organizational conflict and workplace mediation expert. The real gains are made when the team becomes ...

One of the more promising recent workforce developments is that teams are increasingly composed of people from all walks of life. They bring different ideas, which most of us consider a good thing ...

Understanding how organizations and teams experience and navigate conflict is vital for all professionals. Conflict is ubiquitous in human relationships and therefore, is a normal and routine part of ...

A unique type of conflict of interest may arise when members of an organization assist in the development of new federal programs or federal contract specifications, and that organization later ...

At a moment of heightened polarization around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts in the United States and elsewhere—echoing earlier tensions surrounding the #MeToo movement—organizations ...

Organizational conflicts of interest (OCIs) should be front of mind for any federal government contractor. The mere presence of an OCI may cause contractors to reconsider which contracting ...

Several new circumstances contribute to the blend of personal and organizational conflicts that nonprofits deal with today. For example, they face intense competition for funding in the new economic ...

Defense Department contractors would be required to disclose any possible organizational conflicts of interest before bidding on projects, under a proposed rule published on Thursday in the Federal ...