# Episode 135: Conflict Conversations at Work with Amy Gallo Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-workplace-podcast-in-association-with-dynamic-partners-3437989/episode-135-conflict-conversations-at-work-with-amy-gallo Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-workplace-podcast-in-association-with-dynamic-partners-3437989/episode-135-conflict-conversations-at-work-with-amy-gallo.md Podcast: [The Workplace Podcast in association with Dynamic Partners](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-workplace-podcast-in-association-with-dynamic-partners-3437989) Published: 2026-06-04T10:08:11+00:00 Episode link: https://yellowwoodworkplace.podbean.com/e/episode-135-conflict-conversations-at-work-with-amy-gallo/ Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/mkyeezbys7fwxtk6/Episode_135_-_Conflict_Conversations_at_Work_with_Amy_Gallo78sqz.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-workplace-podcast-in-association-with-dynamic-partners-3437989/episodes/episode-135-conflict-conversations-at-work-with-amy-gallo Duration seconds: 2944 ## Resource In the latest episode of The Workplace Podcast, William welcomes back Amy Gallo, bestselling author of ๐†๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐  and one of the leading voices on conflict and communication at work. This conversation explores a topic many teams still struggle with: ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ? Amy shares practical insights on why healthy conflict is often a sign of trust, not dysfunction, and how avoiding difficult conversations can quietly damage team performance, relationships, and psychological safety. ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Š๐ž๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ž: ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐…๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž โ€“ Strong teams donโ€™t avoid disagreement; they learn how to navigate it ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐ž๐›๐ญ โ€“ Avoiding issues today creates bigger problems later ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  โ€“ How gossip and backchannel conversations undermine trust ๐๐ฌ๐ฒ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ โ€“ Why honest feedback and reflection actually strengthen relationships ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ โ€“ The simple habits high-performing teams use to create healthier conversations A hugely practical conversation for leaders, managers, and teams navigating pressure, disagreement, and collaboration in modern workplaces. Find out more about Amy: https://www.amyegallo.com/ Sponsored by Dynamic Partners https://dynamicpartners.ie/ ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-workplace-podcast-in-association-with-dynamic-partners-3437989/episodes/episode-135-conflict-conversations-at-work-with-amy-gallo/transcription-requests` โ€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-workplace-podcast-in-association-with-dynamic-partners-3437989/episode-135-conflict-conversations-at-work-with-amy-gallo.md` โ€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.