X.6.4 · Skill in Leadership and ownership
Conflict resolution
Working through disagreements productively.
Disagreement about priorities, design or approach is normal and useful. Resolving it means focusing on goals and evidence, not positions. Disagree and commit keeps teams moving.
Resources
3- docsStart hereDisagree and commit ↗Wikipedia · 5 min
Where the principle comes from, how teams use it, and how it gets misused to shut down dissent.
- articleStart hereHow to disagree ↗Paul Graham · 7 min
A hierarchy of disagreement, from name-calling up to refuting the central point, and why to aim for the top.
- articleStart here2016 letter to shareholders ↗Jeff Bezos · 2017 · 9 min
Two-way door decisions, deciding with about 70% of the information you wish you had, and "disagree and commit".
Tools
none yetTools for this topic are being researched.