“It is not the wedge that splits a log, but the one hammering.”

Nothing has more potential to destroy a team, than unresloved conflict. Some leaders will go to great effort to avoid conflict with their subordinates, only to stand by and ignore it between their subordinates.
So whose hand is holding the handle of the hammer?
It is the one that fails to see the value and good in others.
It is the one that fails to work in agreement (same mind and purpose).
It is the one that fails to put aside self centered desires and agendas.
It is the one that fails to see their part in the conflict, and blames other people and external reasons.

The answer is simple, let go of the hammer.
Recognize that everyone has value to bring to the team.
Treat everyone with respect, it’s free and won’t cost you anything.
Be peaceful and a peacemaker, keep reconciliation as the end game.
Judge yourself, and own what you may have brought into the conflict.

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Rick Ferguson is currently a craftsman, working as welder. He is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Army. His diverse background includes, Radioman, Paratrooper/Pathfinder, and Firefighter/EMT. His travels have taken him across much of America, and to Europe and the Middle East. He has been a student of leadership much of his life, and has a passion for the restoration of Honor and Integrity to the American government. For several years he has held closely the desire of writing a fictional novel. Rick lives in Tennessee with his wife and two of four children.

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