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Clients include Dropbox, Cambridge Associates, Tillamook, Maybelline, and World Wildlife Fund

Rumbling with Conflict: Skills for Hard Conversations

Trystan Reese

CEO of Collaborate Consulting, Brene Brown Dare to Lead Certified Facilitator

Build self-awareness around the specific way you prefer to show up in conflict

Identify your unique conflict style

Dig into a specific, evidence-based tool for effectively engaging in hard conversations in the workplace

Learn Brene Brown's "Rumble" framework

Reframe conflict from feeling negative to offering an opportunity for connection and improved performance

Replace unhealthy peace with generative conflict

Presence breaks under pressure. This workshop breaks you and builds you back up.

CPTO Madison Reed | Braintrust, Nextdoor

Madison Reed

Braintrust 🧠

Nextdoor

OpenTable

BlackRock

Elena Luneva

Survived the trading floor, the boardroom, and the hostile questions. 

Chief Product Officer, Executive Coach

Rosalee Gordon

Chief Product Officer, Improv Artist, Founder-Mode Impersonator

 Live reps on hostile questions, hard rooms, and high-stakes communication.

Mettle

Joust

Someone is going to challenge you in public. Lob a hostile question at you that you do not know the answer to. A room will turn on you and look to you to see how you respond. This is what we will do in this workshop. In that moment, every smart thing you know will disappear, as will your identity. Imposter syndrome and anxiety will let themselves in. You will forget your talking points, second-guess yourself, and scramble to recover while the room watches. The executive who walked in, prepared, suddenly looks small. Caught flat-footed. Reactive. This is not a character flaw. It is what happens when no one has ever trained you for pressure.In this workshop, I am going to put you into that situation on purpose. You will get uncomfortable. You will get pushed. You will practice getting ambushed, learn to reground and take back the room. You will learn to lead.Three hours of live hostile simulations, real frameworks, and reps that build the muscle memory and confidence you need to thrive regardless of the situation.The leaders who get promoted and earn the externally facing roles are the ones who show up even when they don't know the outcome.

You will learn to name what is happening, take a pause, get curious and re-direct the conversation when things are not going according to pl

Confidence

This will be a tough situation; if you are not ready to be challenged on the spot, this workshop is not for you.

Ready to get uncomfortable

Product and technology leaders strong in the room when things go according to plan but feel like an imposter when they do not.

The executive going external Leaders who are speaking at industry events, or represent their company in high-visibility settings.

Senior individual contributors stepping into executive roles. They have the substance. They are still building the composure to match it.

Keynote Speaker | Author | Researcher

Dr Mansoor Soomro

Cohort 4

Cohort 5

Workplace conflict isn’t just uncomfortable- it can drag down team morale, slow execution, and erode trust. This power-packed 1-day masterclass is part of the No-Nonsense Leadership Series, hosted by Dr. Mansoor Soomro exclusively on Maven.Designed for busy executives and managers, this series focuses on solving real, pressing workplace challenges in bite size sessions, of-course without fluff. This masterclass session teaches how to identify, understand, and resolve the three most common workplace conflicts:1) Task conflict2) Process conflict3) Ego conflict Here’s how the session is structured for maximum impact:1.5 Hours: Learn practical conflict-resolution models to identify and address the real issue.1.5 Hours: Apply those models to real workplace scenarios and turn theory into action. Result? 3 Hours of sheer applied learning. And yes, no pre-work, no home-work. Just show up, jump in, and learn by doing. ✓ Course Satisfaction Guarantee: If the session didn’t add value for you, you’re eligible for a refund under Maven’s refund policy.

Workplace drama? Let’s fix it!

Same workplace. Fewer arguments. Better outcomes.

Session 1: Resolving Task Conflict- When the What Goes Wrong

Session 2: Resolving Process Conflict- When the How Breaks Down

Session 3: Resolving Ego Conflict- When It Gets Personal

Team leads, managers, and people leaders

Project owners navigating cross-functional friction

Anyone who wants to handle conflict with clarity and confidence

Avoiding Conflict Is Not Neutral. It Is a Strategy.

Decision Researcher, Speaker, Founder

University of Bath

Dr Shah

Decision Strategist | Speaker | Founder-Educator

Cohort 1

You did not get to where you are by avoiding hard things. You got here by being thoughtful, fair, and willing to do work others would not. So when you find yourself postponing a conversation, softening a difficult message, or working around someone instead of confronting them, it does not feel like avoidance. It feels like patience. Like reading the room. Like being the reasonable one.That is exactly the problem.The co-founder conversation you have deferred for months. The team member whose performance you keep accommodating. The boundary you have not set with your biggest client. The feedback you soften until it carries no weight. Each one looks like wisdom from inside your reasoning. Each one is quietly compounding into a bigger version of the same conflict, with higher stakes and less room to manoeuvre.This workshop is for senior professionals, founders, and leaders who have noticed the pattern in themselves and want to do something about it. You will learn to recognise when fear of conflict has shaped a decision, see the cost the avoidance is producing, and walk away with protocols to intercept the next avoidance before it becomes the next crisis.

Students learn to recognise when fear of conflict is shaping their strategy, intercept the avoidance, and lead the conversations they avoid

You will recognise fear of conflict shaping a decision before you make it

You will map exactly what you are protecting in your current avoidances

The protocols that intercept avoidance before it becomes a decision

You bring one specific conversation, decision, or relationship you have been postponing and are ready to look at honestly

A current avoidance you are willing to examine

You can hold the possibility that what you have been calling patience or strategic timing may also be quiet avoidance

Willingness to see your own pattern

You can engage with a six-stage decision framework and apply it to your own situation rather than asking for prescriptive advice

Comfort with frameworks and structured thinking

The Founder Who Built It With Someone

The Senior Leader Who Inherited the Team

The Senior Professional or Partner Who Does Not Want to Be Difficult

Strengthen inner confidence, inspire others, and sharpen leadership skills through hands-on exercises and real-world tools

Leadership Coach 

Ha Tran

Founder, Ex-Google, Chief of Staff, U.S Department of State Professional fellow

Cohort 3

In high-stakes moments, three things show up at once: 1. what you know is true2. what it might cost3. what you think you should do Most people try to resolve this by thinking harder or speaking better.It does not work. Because the problem is not clarity. The problem is authority. When no one is clearly leading, you: - hesitate even when you know the answer- over-explain to justify your position- say something, then walk it back- leave conversations feeling misaligned This is not a confidence issue. It is a governance issue. What changes after this workshop- You speak without over-explaining or softening your position- You make decisions faster without needing full certainty- You stop negotiating against yourself in real time- You handle pushback without collapsing or escalating- You stay aligned with your decision after the conversation ends This workshop is for you if: - You know what you want to say, but change it in the moment- You make decisions, then second-guess them after- You feel tension between what is true and what is acceptable- You are seen as capable, but do not feel fully in control under pressureMaximum 20 people/workshop to keep it intimate and practical.

You are not confused. You are running multiple leaders.

Make decisions under pressure without internal conflict

Senior leaders and managers looking to lead with conviction and assurance.

High-performing professionals who want to build stronger, more confident leadership skills.

Emerging leaders who seek to develop self-assurance, overcome self-doubt, and project confidence in high-stakes situations.

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Introduction and Welcome

Speaker's Background and Workshop Frameworks

Session Goals and Housekeeping

Defining Conflict for the Session

The Physical Experience of Conflict

The Hallmarks of Healthy Conflict

Identifying a Personal Conflict Scenario

Understanding the Four Conflict Styles

Harry Potter Archetypes for Conflict Styles

The Rumble Framework: Are You Ready for Conflict?

Tool: Describe, Interpret, Evaluate (DIE)

Using Vulnerability and Scripting in Conflict

Conclusion and Ted Lasso as a Conflict Archetype

Executives and senior leaders who set strategy, lead teams, and drive organizational outcomes.

Broad professional audience — content relevant across many roles and functions.

Executive communication — presenting to boards, writing memos, running all-hands, and high-stakes messaging.

Developing leadership skills — inspiring teams, building culture, navigating organizational complexity, and driving results through others.

Rumbling with Conflict: Skills for Hard Conversations

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Trystan Reese