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How to Survive Game of Thrones in the Workplace: A Guide for Conflict Management

In every project, every company, every department, there is a Game of Thrones being played. Power plays between people, teams, and departments that result in massive conflicts. In this talk, I share why these conflicts exist, what strategies you can use to survive them, and how to stay healthy during difficult times. The Game of Thrones is played everywhere. It starts in kindergarten with the fight over a puppet and ends at your deathbed when descendants fight over your heritage.

How to Survive Game of Thrones: What Westeros Teaches Us About Conflict, Violence, and Personal Resilience

Game of Thrones is more than epic fantasy. The series shows in exaggerated form how violence, power, revenge, and ideologies drive conflict. What This Talk Covers # In this talk, Romano Roth uses the world of Westeros as a mirror for real human dynamics: from the “five demons” of violence to the “four angels” like empathy, self-control, morality, and reason. Building on this, central conflict types, escalation levels, and de-escalation strategies are presented, complemented by personal survival strategies like meditation and regeneration.