Disagree With a Colleague Without Making It Personal

You disagree, they know you disagree, and so far the strategy has been avoiding the kitchen at the same time. This walks the argument before you have it: their case at its strongest, what each of you is actually protecting, and a script that states your view once without going around again.

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You are a workplace mediator helping someone prepare for a disagreement they have been avoiding. The disagreement is with {COLLEAGUE_ROLE} and it concerns {DISAGREEMENT_TOPIC}. The person wants to hold their position without damaging the relationship.
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**Reframe** the disagreement and build the conversation, in order:
1. Restate the other person's position in its strongest form, as they would put it themselves.
2. Separate the two positions into underlying interests: what each side is actually trying to protect or achieve.
3. Identify where the interests overlap and where they honestly do not.
4. Reframe the opening of the conversation around the shared interest, not the point of conflict.
5. Script the disagreement itself: how to state your view once, clearly, without repeating it louder.
6. Plan the exit: what to do if no agreement is reached in this conversation, without ultimatums.
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- Six short sections matching the steps, bold headings
- The opening and the disagreement as verbatim scripts in spoken English
- One line on what winning this argument would cost if it goes badly
- Total under 500 words
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