Let's start by defining it. It's also the struggle over resources and methods for defining and achieving these contested facts, goals, values and status positions. Conflict is the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. It instigates to invention.
Conflict is the sine qua non of reflection and ingenuity.
Disarming Dueling Egos Let me tell you the story of Murray, a salesman with a mid-sized company in New York City. My parents' friends, Murray and Lorraine, were visiting when I happened by. An experienced and successful salesman, Murray was fuming. After listening to Murray's harangue, the young boss seemed inexperienced and anxious. I wanna murder this kid.