Conflict Managed

This week on Conflict Managed we welcome Csaba Toth. Together we explore:

Choosing to face obstacles

Addressing pain

Information vs transformation: the gap between what we know and what we do

Choosing to respond instead of react

“Uncommon” sense

The problem of low self-esteem

Derailing behaviors

Cognitive diversity

Finding the blueprint

Happy people (and organizational structures) make more money

Conflict Managed is available wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube @3pconflictrestoration.

Csaba Toth’s work began with a failure that changed how he understood leadership. He lost his first business after assuming that speaking the same language, having strong qualifications, good intentions, and what seemed like common sense would be enough to lead people well. It was not.

That experience pushed him to examine why intelligent, capable people can still misunderstand one another, why some teams thrive while others quietly unravel, and why so many transformation efforts fail despite significant investment. Having grown up between cultures and worked across very different organizations, Csaba saw how personality, cultural background, bias, motivation, and psychological safety shape the way people make decisions and work together.

He founded ICQ Global after noticing a persistent pattern: organizations were investing in training without data, coaching without diagnosis, and culture change without meaningful measurement. The result was often short-term enthusiasm with little lasting change.

Csaba went on to create the multi-award-winning, ICF-accredited Global DISC™, Growth Zone™, and GameChangers frameworks. Together, they help organizations measure nine key biomarkers of high-performing teams, including personality, cognitive diversity, psychological safety, motivation, and the behavioral patterns that can quietly derail performance.

Conflict Managed is produced by Third Party Workplace Conflict Restoration Services and hosted by Merry Brown.

This week on Conflict Managed we welcome Dr. Robert Carter. Together we explore:

The importance of presence, effort, and passion

The good of ‘small talk’

The more you know about your teammates reduces conflict

The digital divide

Creating team environments where you disagree well

Holistic solutions for addressing conflict

Growth instead of scarcity mindset

Investing in and valuing others

Rob’s new book, The Convenience Trap: How to Regain Control In a World of Instant Gratification

Conflict Managed is available wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube @ 3pconflictrestoration.

Dr. Robert Carter III is a nationally recognized expert in human performance, integrative physiology, neuroscience, and public health who has dedicated his career to helping individuals and organizations achieve sustainable peak performance. As a U.S. Army veteran, Harvard-trained scientist, author, researcher, and speaker, he brings a unique combination of scientific rigor, leadership experience, and practical application to the fields of brain optimization, resilience, and organizational excellence.

Throughout his distinguished career, Dr. Carter has led and supported multiple U.S. Army medical and surgical research programs, specializing in pre-hospital combat casualty care, stress physiology, human resilience, and battlefield performance. His work has focused on understanding how the brain and body respond to high-pressure environments and translating those insights into actionable strategies that improve performance, decision-making, and overall well-being.

Dr. Carter is the co-author of the bestselling book The Morning Mind, where he shares neuroscience-based techniques designed to reduce fear-driven thinking, improve sleep quality, enhance cognitive function, and help people perform at their highest level. His approach integrates cutting-edge research with practical tools that can be applied in everyday life, leadership, healthcare, athletics, and business.

A two-time black belt and dedicated Taekwondo practitioner, Dr. Carter embodies the principles of discipline, resilience, and continuous growth. He is passionate about empowering leaders, teams, and organizations to unlock their full potential by applying evidence-based strategies that enhance health, performance, and long-term success.

His mission is simple: to help people think better, perform stronger, and lead with greater purpose through the powerful integration of science, resilience, and human potential.

Conflict Managed is produced by Third Party Workplace Conflict Restoration Services and hosted by Merry Brown.

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This week on Conflict Managed we welcome Dr. Robyn Short. Together we explore:

What is the goal at work?

Building resilience to navigate conflict well

Why navigating conflict is hard

Intentionally designing workplace systems

What do you have authority to change, and what can you advocate for?

Understanding the system you work within

Patriarchal systems organize around power over and dominance, while matriarchal systems organize around power with and collaboration

Robyn’s new book, The Matriarch Effect: Ancient Wisdom, Modern Organizations, and the New Logic of Power

Conflict Managed is available wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube @ 3pconflictrestoration

Dr. Robyn Short is the founder of Workplace Peace Institute, an organizational systems design and research firm on a mission to create highly engaged workplaces where dignity is consistently honored and experienced. A mediator, peacebuilding trainer, and systems design consultant, she helps companies and nonprofits uncover the root causes of their conflicts and build cultures where dignity is embedded in how the work gets done. She is a certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and a graduate of Margaret Wheatley's Warriors for the Human Spirit. The author of five books and founder of GoodMedia Press, Dr. Short holds a Doctor of Liberal Studies in peace studies and systems design and has taught in graduate conflict resolution programs at Southern Methodist University, Bay Path University, and Texas A&M University at Commerce.

 

Conflict Managed is produced by Third Party Workplace Conflict Restoration Services and hosted by Merry Brown.

 

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This week on Conflict Managed we welcome Bernardo Ruiz. Together we explore:

Courage to try something new

Moving past the “bootstraps” myth to see and help each other

Working to make money

The community of work

Owning our part in workplace culture

Recognizing past harm while moving forward

Conflict as a gift

Giving people the resources they need to succeed

Conflict Managed is available wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube @ 3pconflictrestoration.

Bernardo Ruiz has spent more than twenty-five years helping organizations change what they believe about themselves. As CEO of Bridging International Consulting Collective, he works with foundations, companies, and governments across fifteen countries on questions of race, culture, and leadership. He is also a Curandero, a Medicine Man in the Mexica tradition, who cares for his community through sacred plant medicine, ancestral recovery ceremonies, and limpias. His work joins two things most institutions keep apart: rigorous organizational science and ancestral wisdom. He is at work on a trilogy that carries the same conviction — that the world heals when these two ways of knowing stop competing and start speaking to each other.

Conflict Managed is produced by Third Party Workplace Conflict Restoration Services and hosted by Merry Brown.

 

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This week on Conflict Managed we welcome Kathy Coffey Solberg. Together we explore:

Incremental action and rebuilding trust

Channeling the energy of leaders who love change

Preparing for difficult conversations

Why it’s always personal to the person

The role of preparation in creating and implementing systems

“What do we agree on?” as a path toward fruitful progress

Finding neutral ground instead of common ground

Keeping conversations going instead of shutting people down

The challenges and opportunities of middle management

Kathy’s new book, Reweaving What Matters: Practical Tools for Workplace Transformation

Conflict Managed is available wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube @ 3pconflictrestoration.

Kathy Coffey Solberg is an author, community weaver, experienced consultant, executive director, and systems thinker with a demonstrated history of empowering others through professional and personal leadership development, civic engagement, and a deeper understanding of how to navigate communication and workplace systems to create greater efficiency. She is the author of Reweaving What Matters: Practical Tools for Workplace Transformation.

Her expertise spans leadership, philanthropy, human systems design, collective governance, and organizational development. Kathy specializes in guiding individuals to harness their strengths and supporting organizations in fostering collaboration, adaptability, and impact.

Conflict Managed is produced by Third Party Workplace Conflict Restoration Services and hosted by Merry Brown.

 

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