Nat Bennett is an amazing observer of work and how it works. This is their essay on The Conservation Of Conflict, read by Jesse Alford.

Nat argues that in any group, there will be a certain number of conflicts. These conflicts cannot be created or destroyed except by changing the group's composition.
Nat cites the example of teams arguing about features vs. chores. They argue this is often a sign the team is avoiding a more difficult conversation about who gets to decide what to work on.
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