This week on Conflict Managed we welcome Maria Colacurcio. Together we explore:

• Empathy for the messenger
• The power in having a humanities based education
• The specific results of being curious
• Clarity in pay transparency and the ability to explain pay decisions
• Cognitive surrender and AI
• ‘Running at’ conflict
• Giving clear feedback
• What does leadership cost you?
• Change agility vs change management

Conflict Managed is available wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube @3pconflictrestoration

Maria Colacurcio is reshaping how enterprises govern their largest and most consequential investment: how they pay their people. As CEO of Syndio, she leads the company that defined the market for pay equity software and is now pioneering Decision Intelligence for Pay. Under her leadership, Syndio partners with global brands including Walmart, Microsoft, and Salesforce to make every pay decision compliant, optimized, and aligned with business strategy. Maria previously co-founded Smartsheet, which went public in 2018. She has built her career at the intersection of technology, policy, and purpose-driven leadership, earning recognition as one of the 100 most exceptional entrepreneurs by Goldman Sachs Builders + Innovators Summit.

Conflict Managed is produced by Third Party Workplace Conflict Restoration Services and hosted by Merry Brown.

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