Cory, I appreciate the connection you made between Staying in the Canoe & Keep Paddling and Running Meetings. It seems so often, particularly in church meetings, that people are uncomfortable with conflict or disagreement. The typical response is to go "silent" meaning that the conversation just stops. Disagreement or opposing points of view are treated as something negative and to avoid. Beth begins this thread by talking about how important it is to be heard. Drawing on some of the discussion in Emotional Intelligence 2.0 and Running Meetings, you are spot on that it is the role of leaders / meeting facilitators to encourage discussion. listening and staying in dialogue until a resolution can be found.