Higher ed depends on conflict and deliberation. (Actually, most organizations, corporations, and democratic governments do, as well.) They are built into the system, intentionally. Why? The rewards are enormous!
Only through conflict and deliberation can you bring in a variety of perspectives and understandings, see how they illuminate the topic, come to a clearer understanding, and then make better decisions. Higher education enacts this through shared governance.
Effective leadership depends significantly on skillful work with conflict and deliberation. Kardia Group works with these topics implicitly in almost everything we do. We also offer ways to work directly with these topics, both together and separately, for individuals and groups.