Usually when you notice that when a conversation turns into a power struggle instead of actually addressing the topic (both can happen at the same time), it mostly becomes a waste of time. The time you choose to spend on one thing is time lost to be spent on other things, just like money. Maybe the power struggle part can be simply ignored while trying to be as productive as you can. If all participants are aware of this pattern, then usually the power struggle doesn’t happen at all. Generally it’s when a conversation is guided through emotions, that’s when it deteriorates.
The most common problem has to do with people’s misconception with what they think is productive themselves ending up being misaligned with other participants’ concept of productivity.
Usually when you notice that when a conversation turns into a power struggle instead of actually addressing the topic (both can happen at the same time), it mostly becomes a waste of time. The time you choose to spend on one thing is time lost to be spent on other things, just like money. Maybe the power struggle part can be simply ignored while trying to be as productive as you can. If all participants are aware of this pattern, then usually the power struggle doesn’t happen at all. Generally it’s when a conversation is guided through emotions, that’s when it deteriorates.
The most common problem has to do with people’s misconception with what they think is productive themselves ending up being misaligned with other participants’ concept of productivity.