Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Anna Shields, organizational conflict and workplace mediation expert. This article is more than 3 years old. Mediators aren’t ...

One of the more promising recent workforce developments is that teams are increasingly composed of people from all walks of life. They bring different ideas, which most of us consider a good thing ...

At a moment of heightened polarization around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts in the United States and elsewhere—echoing earlier tensions surrounding the #MeToo movement—organizations ...

Troy Segal is an editor and writer. She has 20+ years of experience covering personal finance, wealth management, and business news. Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, ...

A unique type of conflict of interest may arise when members of an organization assist in the development of new federal programs or federal contract specifications, and that organization later ...

You might be wondering, “What’s so important about Organizational Conflicts of Interest (“OCIs”)?” The answer is fairly simple: understanding both what causes OCIs and how to mitigate them are ...

The HBR Executive Playbook on fostering collaboration—and avoiding power struggles. by Ania W. Masinter Conflict is inevitable on any team, but it can be particularly fraught for an executive team ...

One consequence is that nonprofit organizations recognize the need to become more efficient and focused; and need to apply management and fiscal practices from the for-profit realm. Such strategies ...

On January 15, the Department of Defense, GSA, and NASA published proposed rules that would implement the Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act. The Act was ...

Defense Department contractors would be required to disclose any possible organizational conflicts of interest before bidding on projects, under a proposed rule published on Thursday in the Federal ...

A large trade association is stung by accusations from staff that it practices racial and sexual bias. Anger and resentment erupt when a senior VP is threatened with a lawsuit. A public interest ...