Conflict Managed

Listen to stories of dysfunction and triumph from different walks of life and professions. Join us on the journey as we talk about the good, bad, and ugly of our work environments and discuss visions for the future of human-centered workplaces where people are not only treated with dignity and respect but encouraged to be their brilliant selves. Managing conflict is not magic, though it takes intentional and sustained planning for health to win over chaos in any environment.Our music is by Dove Pilot. Conflict Managed is produced by Third Party Workplace Conflict Restoration Services. You can find them at 3pconflictrestoraiton.com.Conflict is normal and expected. Let’s deal with it.

Conflict Managed is a business podcast hosted by Merry Brown, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Merry Brown hosts Conflict Managed, a business show with 100 episodes published.

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  Episode #230

  Ep 230, Your Customer’s First Experience Begins with Your Employee’s Experience

  Sep 29, 20261h 3m

  This week on Conflict Managed we welcome Kristi Ellingsworth. Together we explore: Engaging and empathizing with those who don’t get what they want Creativity and generosity The willingness to be uncomfortable with people in conflict Sharing your calm with others Leadership energy Curious vs judgmental mindset Taking pauses throughout the day to self-regulate Being generous with compliments Conflict Managed is available wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube @3pconflictrestoration Kristi Ellingsworth is the Director of Hospitality at Dartcor Enterprises. Her work centers on employee experience, leadership development, emotional intelligence, and creating workplace cultures where people feel genuinely supported and connected. What makes her perspective especially unique is that she didn't come up through traditional HR—she spent more than a decade in fine dining, including nearly seven years as Maitre d' at Nobu Hospitality, where she managed VIP guest relationships, trained front-of-house teams, and navigated the constant demands of high-pressure hospitality environments. Today, she brings those same hospitality principles into the workplace, helping leaders think differently about communication, conflict, trust, and psychological safety. She also previously hosted her own wellness podcast, The Alternative Podcast with Kristi Ellingsworth, where she interviewed experts on mindset, mindfulness, and personal growth. Kristi’s philosophy is simple: the employee experience is the first customer experience. Conflict Managed is produced by Third Party Workplace Conflict Restoration Services and hosted by Merry Brown. #ConflictManagement #WorkplaceCulture #Communication #Connection #Podcast

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  Episode #229

  Ep 229, Generational Responses to AI

  Sep 22, 202653 min

  This week on Conflict Managed we welcome Maria Colacurcio. Together we explore: Empathy for the messenger The power in having a humanities based education The specific results of being curious Clarity in pay transparency and the ability to explain pay decisions Cognitive surrender and AI ‘Running at’ conflict Giving clear feedback What does leadership cost you? Change agility vs change management Conflict Managed is available wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube @3pconflictrestoration Maria Colacurcio is reshaping how enterprises govern their largest and most consequential investment: how they pay their people. As CEO of Syndio, she leads the company that defined the market for pay equity software and is now pioneering Decision Intelligence for Pay. Under her leadership, Syndio partners with global brands including Walmart, Microsoft, and Salesforce to make every pay decision compliant, optimized, and aligned with business strategy. Maria previously co-founded Smartsheet, which went public in 2018. She has built her career at the intersection of technology, policy, and purpose-driven leadership, earning recognition as one of the 100 most exceptional entrepreneurs by Goldman Sachs Builders + Innovators Summit. Conflict Managed is produced by Third Party Workplace Conflict Restoration Services and hosted by Merry Brown. #ConflictManagement #WorkplaceCulture #Communication #Connection #Podcast

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  Episode #228

  Ep 228, In Conflict, Are You Trying to Win or Move Forward?

  Sep 15, 202658 min

  This week on Conflict Managed we welcome Amie Fox. Together we explore: The business case for disability inclusion Work systems: design with human nature and user experience in mind What do I need people to know, feel, and do after this interaction? Moving beyond compliance to see, value & recognize others Progress, not perfection Resistance as fear Feedback culture Conflict Managed is available wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube @ 3pconflictrestoration. Amie Fox is a managing director, trainer and keynote speaker who helps founders, HR and operations leaders in growing organizations build practical people systems that improve employee engagement, manager confidence and business performance. She moved into this work after a portfolio career across communications, training, fundraising, corporate responsibility and operations exposed her to how differently people experience workplaces. A key turning point was struggling to find early employment as a visually impaired woman, which shaped her understanding of hidden barriers, workplace design and the importance of systems that help people perform at their best. Her credibility is grounded in recent and current roles: she set up A Fox Consulting, serves as a non-executive director at Vision Ireland, and has held senior CSR and operations roles at organizations including SCOPE Eyecare & Healthcare. Through her consulting, communications, fundraising and inclusion work, she has contributed to projects with organizations such as McDonald’s, Telefonica, Deloitte, Novartis, Abbott, Newstalk and John Sisk & Sons. Conflict Managed is produced by Third Party Workplace Conflict Restoration Services and hosted by Merry Brown. #ConflictManagement #WorkplaceCulture #Communication #Podcast

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  Episode #227

  Ep 227, Facing Your Expectations

  Sep 8, 20261 hour

  This week on Conflict Managed we welcome Lynnae Brown. Together we explore: What kind of work and workplace is right for you? Orienting how to think about work Clear parameters in your work Developing standards that everyone knows What work can and can’t do for you Do you have to change your job to change how you feel at work? Assuming good intentions Conflict Managed is available wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube @3pconflictrestoration. Lynnae Brown is a work navigation strategist. She thinks we need another way to approach work. Something stealthier and sturdier - an approach where we navigate the workplace as it actually is, develop our own way of being inside it, and still do the job well. Lynnae has spent more than a decade in workforce development, thinking hard about what people needed in order to take care of themselves while working in a system that wouldn't. Most of that work was with people in mental health recovery - helping them move from service users to service providers, preparing them for workplaces that were often as hard to navigate as the conditions they'd survived. With enough distance, she finally saw the shape of the approach she’d been developing all along and developed three starting points for people who want to begin approaching work differently: 6 Questions offers prompts that help you examine what you actually bring to work, 6 Actions are ideas you can put into action now to create space between you and your job, and BOOT — Brown’s Organizational Orientation Theory approaches workplace disorientation as a structural condition rather than a personal failing. Conflict Managed is produced by Third Party Workplace Conflict Restoration Services and hosted by Merry Brown. #ConflictManagement #WorkplaceCulture #Communication #Connection #Podcast

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  Episode #226

  Ep 226, What Makes Someone Fit To Be A Leader

  Sep 1, 202653 min

  This week on Conflict Managed we welcome Vladimir Baranov. Together we explore: How do you uncover what you want? Gathering context Setting expectations Developing leadership skills Role modeling Annoyance vs. pain at work Exposure to a variety of experiences Conflict Managed is available wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube @ 3pconflictrestoration Vladimir Baranov is an Executive Coach for Founders and Technical Leaders with a track record of coaching and mentoring at U.S. and U.K. incubators and accelerators, specializing in launching, developing, and sustaining startups through a zero-to-one approach that transforms ideas into tangible businesses — including bridging the frequently misaligned worlds of business and technology. A serial entrepreneur, he founded three companies with successful exits in fintech and spacetech, and his experience across founder, CTO, COO, and CISO roles has given him a comprehensive perspective on scaling businesses through various funding stages and building optimal data and technology services. Vladimir holds MBAs from Columbia and London Business Schools and dual degrees in Computer Science and Computer Engineering from Stony Brook University, where his studies spanned software development and robotics. He remains deeply passionate about communication strategies, organizational and social behavior, and lifelong learning. Conflict Managed is produced by Third Party Workplace Conflict Restoration Services and hosted by Merry Brown. #ConflictManagement #WorkplaceCulture #Communication #Podcast #Confllict

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