Lead & Follow

Navigating Workplace Conflict with Polarity Thinking - Lindsay Burr

Sharna Fabiano Season 3 Episode 4

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Something changes radically when we see conflict not as a problem but as an opportunity to expand our understanding of our shared goal. In this episode, Sharna speaks with Lindsay Burr about Polarity Thinking and how this framework can transform the way we understand leadership, teamwork, conflict, and collaboration. 

Lindsay is CEO of the Yarbrough Group and based in Washington, DC. She has worked in business contexts, international political spaces and in US policy and elections, focusing on helping people clearly see and then navigate the systems that they're in.

You'll learn:

  • How Polarity Thinking helps identify both benefits and limitations of two opposing perspectives
  • How people can hold different views while still working toward shared goals 
  • How “both/and” thinking can reduce conflict by clarifying the real problem to be solved collaboratively


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Episode References

Global Followership Conference
http://www.followershipconference.com

4-Day Training with Lindsay at the CPSI Conference June 23-27, 2024
https://cpsiconference.com/

Polarity Map Download (scroll down to the bottom of the page)
https://www.yarbgroup.com/publications

S2 E 14 - Simultaneous Leading and Following in Complex Organizations - Chris Fuzie
https://leadfollow.buzzsprout.com/1735834/13112770-simultaneous-leading-and-following-in-complex-organizations-chris-fuzie

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Connect with Lindsay Burr

Yarbrough Group - https://www.yarbgroup.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsayyburr/

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https://www.sharnafabiano.com

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