The Best Practices Show with Kirk Behrendt

1014: Toxic Positivity vs. Productive Conflict: Knowing the Difference - Miranda Beeson

27 February 2026 · 48:56 · Episode 1014

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Have you ever felt like your team is “getting along” but no one is saying what they really think? That’s artificial harmony, and it quietly creates frustration, drifting standards, and eventual blowups. In this episode, Kirk Behrendt brings back coach Miranda Beason to explain the difference between toxic positivity and productive conflict, why unresolved issues always become a crisis, and how leaders can build a…

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