6. Navigating polarization: Our opinion blocks in everyday life & how to coach highly polarized teams (with Martin Ringer)

The intensity of polarization in everyday life or in organizations can make us feel toxic, even though we want to take a stand for our values, interests and beliefs. In this episode, our guest Martin Ringer, helps us understand and explore this topic: How does polarization form? Why do we need to belong to opinion blocks and when does it turn toxic? How do we experience it in everyday life and society? How can we coach polarized teams in collaboration breakdown? Why seeking common ground too early can prove very ineffective? How can consultants establish neutrality and what happens when we fail to do so? If you like this episode, you might be interested in the ISPSO Annual Meeting in Sofia on July 1-7 2024, which offers similar paper presentations and professional development workshops: https://ispso.org/AM2024 The Lateral Dialogues are hosted by Warden Hoffman and Petros Oratis, managing partners at The Lateral Space http://www.thelateralspace.com/ 

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The Lateral Dialogues aspire to bring you different perspectives on organizational and leadership dynamics. In each episode, we explore a topic, relevant to leaders and teams, inspiring you to look at your dynamics at work differently. We debate different angles, bring in research, and share personal stories or cases, with the ambition each time to challenge our mainstream thinking. This Podcast is hosted by Warden Hoffman and Petros Oratis, team coaches and co-founders of The Lateral Space and often features guests, who are experts in certain areas.