Detect flooding cues in a workplace conflict before the conversation degrades.
The room is quiet enough to miss the flooding cue. Find the cue that best shows the conversation has crossed into threat response. Person staring down silently with hands clasped Correct. Silence plus disengaged gaze can be flooding or shutdown, even when no one is raising their voice. Open laptop on the table A laptop can distract, but it is not the strongest flooding cue here. Blank shared display on the wall A blank display may hurt facilitation, but flooding is visible in bodies and processing. Coffee cup near the speaker This is environmental detail, not a reliable sign that…
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