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Conflict Owner's Manual
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Yes, we are your conflict tech support. We help you improve conflict competencies you already have. Our logo is a dandelion because conflict is like a weed invading your garden. You want to know how to manage it, and keep it from spreading. In each episode, we give you one real life conflict competency you can use right away to improve your skills, which will also improve the quality of your relationships.

Dr. Deborah Sword is a specialist in conflict analysis and management. Tyson Bankert is a community facilitator and artist. We have decades of experience helping people improve their conflict competencies.

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Episodes
  • 125 How does your worldview create your conflicts?

    125 How does your worldview create your conflicts?
    Mar 1 2026

    You think that your worldview and your beliefs are correct, right? They must be. After all, who wants to think their view of how the world works and their beliefs are wrong?
    But the person you're disagreeing with also thinks their view of how the world works and their beliefs are correct, don't they? Worldviews and beliefs are not universal truths accepted by everyone. When worldviews collide, it creates conflicts. We discuss where to go from there.

    Send us a text. We love hearing from you.

    Dr. Deborah Sword is a conflict specialist with decades of experience and training to share.

    Please subscribe to our podcast, like it, share it, leave comments (we love comments), ask questions and suggest topics you'd like to hear. Thank you for listening.
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    9 mins
  • 124 Three conflict competent ways to get the other person to listen to you

    124 Three conflict competent ways to get the other person to listen to you
    Feb 22 2026

    Conversations flow when people take turns speaking. Turn taking in relaxed settings feels fair and companionable. In conflict, turn taking is used to show why you're right and the other person is wrong. No wonder the other person doesn't give you a turn. Here are 3 changes in your approach so the other person will want to hear from you. Use these conflict competencies to improve the conversation, and the quality of the relationship.

    Send us a text. We love hearing from you.

    Dr. Deborah Sword is a conflict specialist with decades of experience and training to share.

    Please subscribe to our podcast, like it, share it, leave comments (we love comments), ask questions and suggest topics you'd like to hear. Thank you for listening.
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    6 mins
  • 123 What depletes your conflict competence?

    123 What depletes your conflict competence?
    Feb 16 2026

    Have you had some situations, some conflicts, or some people who test the conflict competency skills you've been working to improve? If you recognize when your conflict skills are being drained then you have another conflict competency. You know that you're losing patience, and you can take steps to manage yourself. We give you tips for enhancing your skills if they're being depleted.

    Send us a text. We love hearing from you.

    Dr. Deborah Sword is a conflict specialist with decades of experience and training to share.

    Please subscribe to our podcast, like it, share it, leave comments (we love comments), ask questions and suggest topics you'd like to hear. Thank you for listening.
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    8 mins
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