Make 2026 the year you stop being adverse to conflict, writes JJ Clarke who asks the experts how to handle hostilities at work and elsewhereIn Ireland, we see ourselves as non-confrontational. The language of a skirmish here is not direct – for example, asking “Did I not make myself clear?” instead of stating “I said this to you already”. So how do we fight well? What language should we avoid? And are we really bad at it?

Source: Irish Independent January 08, 2026 16:02 UTC