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Best Conflict Conversation Cards: Professional Edition
Get 4 cards from the full 50-card deck — practical tools to develop conflict management competency and improve the effectiveness of every day conversations.
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Where America Is First: A Conflict Crisis
A new Pew Research Center study released just yesterday confirms what many of us feel in our bones. The United States is first country - out of 25 surveyed across the globe - where the majority of adults view their fellow citizens as morally bad.

Kimberly Best
3 days ago17 min read


Today We Got Lucky
We are living in dizzying times. Things are moving so fast, and so much has become possible, that I find myself witnessing developments I never would have dreamed of in my lifetime. The events of everyday feel so surreal. Fast, surreal, mind-boggling, dangerous.
This is the moment everyone has been warning about with artificial intelligence. Not someday. Not hypothetically. This week.

Kimberly Best
Feb 275 min read


Workplace Conflict Is a Skills Gap, not a People Problem: What I’m Teaching at SHRM National 2026
This June, I’ll be in Orlando leading a 4-hour pre-conference workshop at the SHRM Annual Conference, the largest gathering of HR professionals in the world. (Oprah’s keynoting this year, and I’m excited!)
My session is called “From Fixer to Facilitator: Mediation Skills Every HR Professional Can Use.” And the title says everything about why I proposed it.

Kimberly Best
Feb 215 min read


Team Coaching: A Practical Guide for 2026
When a team is struggling, the first instinct is usually to figure out who the problem is. Team coaching addresses those gaps directly. Instead of pulling individuals aside for private conversations about their behavior, team coaching treats the group itself as the client. It focuses on the spaces between people, where conflicting priorities collide, where unspoken frustrations build, and where talented professionals somehow become less effective together than they are apart.

Kimberly Best
Feb 1614 min read


Conflict Resolution Strategies: What Works When Conversations Get Hard
Conflict resolution strategies that actually work. Kimberly Best of Best Conflict Solutions in St. Louis shares practical approaches for families, teams, and leaders. Conflict resolution strategies are learnable skills, not innate traits that some people have and others don't. With the right tools and understanding, you can transform disagreements into opportunities for growth, understanding, and stronger relationships.

Kimberly Best
Feb 1514 min read
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