{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Courageous Conversations: How Your Conflict Style Shapes Every Difficult Conversation","description":"What if the conversations you\u2019re avoiding\u2026 are actually the doorway to the relationships you want? In this replay from our Courageous Conversations series, I sit down with conflict resolution expert James Guinn to explore a truth most of us would rather sidestep: conflict isn\u2019t the problem\u2014our style of engaging it is. Together, we unpack the hidden patterns that shape how you show up when tension rises\u2014whether you withdraw, accommodate, compete, analyze, or collaborate\u2014and how those instincts, often wired beneath your awareness, quietly drive the outcomes of your hardest conversations. Here\u2019s the deal: every difficult conversation is a negotiation. Not just of outcomes, but of needs, emotions, and meaning. And if you don\u2019t understand your default conflict style\u2014or the style of the person across from you\u2014you\u2019ll keep talking past each other, escalating what could\u2019ve been resolved. James brings a practical framework for identifying what actually triggers conflict (hint: it\u2019s not always what you think), and I connect the dots to the Enneagram\u2014because knowing your type isn\u2019t just about self-awareness, it\u2019s about relational wisdom in real time. We also wrestle with a deeper question: How often is the conflict really about the issue\u2026 and how often is it about something underneath\u2014process, expectations, or old emotional wounds we\u2019ve carried into the room? If you\u2019ve ever walked away from a conversation thinking, \u201cThat did not go how I hoped,\u201d this episode will give you a new playbook. Because courageous conversations aren\u2019t about winning. They\u2019re about understanding, adapting, and learning how to meet people where they are\u2014without losing yourself in the process. And that, my friends, is a skill worth building.   Tune in next week as Anthony and I talk through a simple, practical framework for having difficult conversations.  ","author_name":"Typology","author_url":"http:\/\/www.typologypodcast.com","html":"