PUT IT TO WORK: The Conversation You’re Avoiding

A simple four-step way to handle workplace conflict without gossip, drama—or the email you’ll regret sending.

On Monday, we looked at Matthew 18, one of the most practical workplace lessons Jesus ever gave us:

“If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone.”
—Matthew 18:15

In modern workplace language:

Talk to the person. Not about the person.

Simple advice.

Not always simple to do.

Because most of us already know who that person is.

The coworker who annoyed us. The boss who dismissed us. The teammate who didn’t follow through. The person whose name makes us think, Oh man. Not today.

So today, let’s put Matthew 18 to work.

Here’s a four-step framework for having the conversation you’ve been avoiding: