Make Workplace Conflict Visible With a Simple Mapping Tool

Hosted by Giuseppe De Simone and Simon Sablowski

Wed, May 13, 2026

10:00 AM UTC (30 minutes)

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What you'll learn

Understand the structure behind conflict

Learn how to break down conflict into people, needs, and tensions.

Create a visual conflict map

Build a simple map to make complex team conflicts visible and actionable.

Improve real-time conflict conversations

Use the map to guide clearer, calmer, and more focused discussions.

Why this topic matters

Engineering managers face constant tension between delivery pressure, technical trade-offs, and cross-functional alignment. Conflict often feels messy because it lacks structure. Conflict mapping brings clarity by making stakeholders, needs, and tensions visible. This helps EMs step back, facilitate better decisions, and turn friction into productive, focused conversations.

You'll learn from

Giuseppe De Simone

Certified Coach & Trainer, Turning Insight Into Action for Managers and Teams

Giuseppe has spent the last 20+ years in rooms with leaders who are smart, well-intentioned, and quietly stuck. Not for lack of effort, but because the skills that make someone a great individual contributor rarely transfer to leading other people. That gap is where he works.

Through training programs, 1:1 coaching, and consulting engagements, Giuseppe has helped managers and technical leaders at organisations such as Ericsson, IKEA, Swedbank, Tetra Pak, and Wärtsilä develop the self-awareness, communication skills, and mindset to lead with more clarity and less friction. His approach blends evidence-based frameworks with hands-on practice, because insight without application doesn't change much.

Simon Sablowski

Leadership & Agility Coach Guiding Organisations Through Complex Change

Simon works with engineering organisations and leadership teams to improve decision-making in complex environments where structure, communication, and alignment break down. He has successfully worked with organisations such as Siemens, Volkswagen, BD Rowa, European Central Bank, and SAP on topics including conflict resolution, leadership development, facilitation, and team effectiveness.

Successfully worked with

IKEA
Volkswagen
Siemens
European Central Bank
Ericsson
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