“Someone tell me what the single most important arena or setting for conflict is.” After a pause, Nick took a stab. “Meetings?” “Yes. Meetings. If we cannot learn to engage in productive, ideological conflict during meetings, we are through.” Jan smiled. “And I’m not joking when I say that. Our ability to engage in passionate, unfiltered debate about what we need to do to succeed will determine our future as much as any products we develop or partnerships we sign.”
