03/27/2026
“𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞… 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐈 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫?”
It doesn’t start with a conflict.
It starts with distance.
Two good employees.
Competent. Reliable.
But something shifts.
Conversations get shorter.
Then less frequent.
Then almost nonexistent.
No arguments.
No complaints.
Just tension.
Quiet. Subtle. Constant.
The work still gets done…
but something in the environment has changed.
And people notice.
The team feels it.
They start talking.
Sometimes… they start choosing sides.
And the manager is left wondering:
👉𝐃𝐨 𝐈 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐧… 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐭?
Because stepping in too quickly — or the wrong way — can make things worse.
But waiting?
Waiting allows the tension to settle in.
To normalize.
To spread.
Over time, what was once barely visible
becomes impossible to ignore.
𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞’𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞
It’s not always a personality issue.
It’s often a signal.
Something unclear.
Something unspoken.
Something that needs to be understood — not avoided.
👉 Read the full article:
https://mprh.ca/en/workplace-conflict-management-intervening-before-the-situation-escalates