In teamwork, companies can adopt the following strategies to avoid conflicts caused by the straightforward personalities of northerners: 1. **Strengthen communication**: Hold regular team meetings to encourage open discussions and give everyone the opportunity to express their opinions and suggestions. You can set a "listening time" to ensure that every member is listened to and respected. 2. **Establish team rules**: Clarify the basic rules of communication and cooperation, such as respecting others and not attacking individuals, to help team members maintain a good attitude in interaction. 3. **Carry out team building activities**: Through team building activities, enhance trust and understanding among team members and help them better understand each other's personalities and work styles. 4. **Provide training**: Organize training on teamwork, communication skills and conflict management to help team members learn how to work with others more effectively and deal with differences. 5. **Set clear goals**: Ensure that team members are clear about the common goals and expectations of the team and reduce conflicts caused by inconsistent goals. 6. **Encourage feedback culture**: Cultivate a positive feedback culture and encourage team members to provide timely feedback when they encounter problems instead of pent-up emotions. 7. **Build an inclusive corporate culture**: Create an inclusive corporate culture that accepts team members with different personalities and communication styles, and encourages mutual understanding and tolerance. Through the above measures, conflicts caused by straightforward personalities can be effectively reduced, and team harmony and cooperation can be promoted.