Think Again: 4: The Good Fight Club

Here are my notes on Adam Grant’s “Think Again” chapter 4.

• Task Conflict vs. Relationship Conflict can help you rethink things.
• Task conflict surfaces competitive perspectives. It encourages diversity of thought, surfaces doubt and makes us curious about what we’re missing.
• You can have task conflict if you have strong relationships or your environment encourages task conflict
• Relationship conflict stands in the way of rethinking.
• We learn more from people who challenge our thought process.
• People grow up in tense but safe home environments where parents model fair fighting, exchange of ideas, ability to disagree.
• Some professionals use “challenge networ5ks”. They evaluate your work not feed their egos. They are givers not takers. They challenge your work because they care.
• Silence disrespects the value of your views.