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We should remember that conflict does not equal chaos. A good leader should not be afraid of conflict and keep open to conflicting ideas to his/her own while s

by valand 6y ago

We should remember that conflict does not equal chaos. A good leader should not be afraid of conflict and keep open to conflicting ideas to his/her own while still being assertive about his/her ideas. To introduce conflict, a leader does not necessarily resort to chaos. As an example, a leader in an oligarchic group can resort to persuasion to sway votes to his/her peers instead of causing discord between his/her follower/team-member and his/her peer's follower. Some of my personal experience tells me that persuasions are easier for an opposing ideas to seep into the whole group rather than direct confrontations.

mlthoughts2018 6y ago
Whether it’s well managed conflict or chaos will totally be opinion / politics based. In fact, it’s articles like this one that are exactly the type of thinking used to politically argue that something which is in reality just well managed conflict about urgently needed changes is instead FUD-style disinformation or chaotic unprofessional communication. “Chaos” is in the eye of the beholder and “don’t create chaos” means stay subservient to the eye of the beholder.