
Two People in Conflict, and Both Want You to Pick a Side is the seventh conversation script in The Manager Conversation Playbook series. It's a complete, word-for-word framework for mediating real peer conflict — two individual conversations, a diagnosis of what's actually going on, and a joint conversation that lands on real agreements.
This resource is for you if you're looking to:
Mediate real peer conflict without becoming the judge or the therapist
Stay neutral without staying uninvolved
Land on agreements that actually change how two people work together
Inside you'll find:
Conversation prep
Word-for-word manager scripts
Responses to common employee reactions
A three-conversation mediation framework: individual, diagnosis, joint
Follow-up email template
Documentation example
HR expert tips and common mistakes to avoid
One-page quick-reference card for the five minutes before you walk in
This is the seventh of eight conversation guides in the Manager Conversation Playbook series, designed to help managers lead with confidence — one conversation at a time.