Insights from Dr. Jen Fry
When the Argument Happens in Your Head
The argument often happens in your head first. And if you lead other people, that private certainty can quietly reshape your team. Not through one big conflict, but through untested assumptions that stack up.
When people stop telling you the hard thing
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts. What your reactions teach people about safety and honesty When was the last time someone stopped telling
Leading Yourself When Things Get Tense
Everyone has trigger points, whether they admit it or not. The question is how those moments show up under pressure and who ends up carrying the weight of them. Leadership begins when you stop avoiding that question.
The Moment Meetings Start to Go Sideways
Meetings don’t usually stall because people don’t care. They stall when discomfort enters the room and no one knows what to do with it. The small signals leaders miss often shape decisions long before words do.
Your Conflict Roots Don’t Stay Personal
Most leaders think they’re rational when conflict shows up at work. But our reactions aren’t random. Conflict literacy starts with understanding the patterns that shape how we lead under pressure.
This is the choice that carries forward
This post is the last part of a series that takes aim at the biggest lies we’ve been taught about conflict and communication—and exposes what
When the Holidays Don’t Look the Way You Thought They Would
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts. The holidays have a way of showing up with a lot of expectations attached.
What shows up when you’re running on empty
This post is part of a series that takes aim at the biggest lies we’ve been taught about conflict and communication—and exposes what believing those
Politeness Kills Progress
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts. Politeness has a way of making rooms feel calm. Meetings run smoothly. People sound
The culture you build every day
Here’s what I know after years of coaching teams and working with leaders. Conflict is always present. What changes everything is how people communicate when
The First Boundary Feels Big. The Fifth One Is Where You Get Tested.
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts. People spend a lot of energy thinking about how to set the first boundary.
Your culture reveals itself the moment tension hits.
I work with organizations across sports, higher ed, non-profit, and corporate teams, and I see the same pattern everywhere. The mission statement says one thing.
