Conflict

“You're going to have fully mechanized battalions. And what does that do? Where some countries have that and some don't. And, or, if everybody eventually gets it, my view is, you just have to be a casual student of history to know leaders like conflict. We'll h…”

“In fact, I mean, we routine, I would say the number one reasons we don't, that's not true. One of the top reasons we don't invest in companies is because of conflicts.”

“Conflicts typically do not resolve themselves. And so, you kind of have to internalize that postponing things is going to make them worse. The more you postpone, the worse it gets.”

“And like most things, it starts off as a misunderstanding, turns into a disagreement, which leads to an argument, which escalates to a fight, and then it kind of de-escalates into a grumpy agreement, and you sort of move on.”

“I think the idea that we want to keep the conflict going is a terrible mistake.”

“Business collaboration can never be a sufficient solution. You need political resolution to the conflict. You need an educational element for people to be taught this humanity and empathy and respect for the other. But the business aspect cannot be underestima…”

“Email is actually the one that escalates the fastest, and typically if a Conflict starts on email. It's really hard to solve on email, so I tend to tell people, just pick up the phone.”