Welcome to a special interview edition of the Explore feature for The Nature and Science of Work, for December, 2022.In this interview, we’ll talk about conflict and work with Tom Sebok, a professional conflict management expert and an ombuds, known throughout the United States for training his colleagues in effective approaches to conflict management.

We’ll ask Tom about two crucial practical questions about conflict and work that he’s spent years answering: When you are trying to resolve conflict—What makes things better? What makes things worse?

Our guide in this interview is Tom Sebok, expert in conflict management. Tom’s professional roles have included working as an ombuds, a counselor, a singer-songwriter, and a sound engineer.

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