{"id":3250,"date":"2022-12-21T14:29:35","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T14:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.mindletic.com\/?p=3250"},"modified":"2025-04-22T16:28:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T16:28:45","slug":"how-to-manage-conflicts-in-the-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mindletic.com\/lt\/how-to-manage-conflicts-in-the-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"How to manage conflicts in the workplace?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3250\" class=\"elementor elementor-3250\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5833f21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"5833f21\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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Managing conflicts int the workplace. 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At home or work, disagreements can be unpleasant, and not everyone calls for the same response. For example, to finish a task successfully, its members should reach a consensus about the division of the work. The division of labor may bring a conflict between group and private interests. It may happen due to individual differences between co-workers or task-related disputes arising from leadership or company policies. Destructive workplace conflicts and behaviors reduce company performance and negatively affect employee well-being. Communication plays a crucial role in this process of tuning conflicting interests.<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b14410 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b14410\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is conflict?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6a8fd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6a8fd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"body\">Conflict can be described as opposite goals, interests, positions, opinions or a clash of views. Types of conflicts include (1) internal and (2) social conflicts: interpersonal, intergroup and international. Although there are many reasons people disagree, many conflicts revolve around personal values, perceptions, conflicting goals, power dynamics and communication styles. Social conflict&#8217;s reasons could also include social dilemmas: conflict between self-interests and public interests; competition between the different interests of several individuals; perceived injustice when the situation is perceived as wrong and misperception when another person&#8217;s motives or goals are misconceived.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b9f024 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b9f024\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conflict management - how to resolve conflict?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5f1564 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5f1564\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"body\">Conflict management is a term for the way we identify and <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindletic.com\/lt\/emotional-regulation-during-moments-of-conflict\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">handle conflicts efficiently<\/a><\/u>. The goal is to minimize the potential negative impacts that can arise from disagreements and increase the odds of a positive outcome.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35502db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35502db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Five conflict management styles<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20492d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20492d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"body\">It&#8217;s human to deal with conflict by defaulting to what&#8217;s comfortable. According to University of Pittsburgh professors Ken Thomas and Ralph Kilmann, most people approach conflict in one of two ways &#8211; assertiveness or cooperativeness. From these approaches, five modes or styles of conflict management arise (Thomas\u2013Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument):<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e082e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e082e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Competing<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-195fcaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"195fcaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"body\">This style is high in assertiveness and low in cooperation.<\/p><p class=\"body\">Competing allows you to stand up for your ideas and interests, make a quick recommendation and possibly press for a fast decision if you have enough power to be victorious. Sometimes it can act as self-defense, allowing you to protect your interests and standpoints from offensive criticism. This conflict management style can also have costs, such as strained work relationships (the person who lost the conflict may feel resentful or exploited). Rapid resolution can also lead to possible win-win solutions overlooked because the information is not exchanged freely in the competing mode. When decisions are imposed, other individuals are less committed to them and show less initiative and motivation. But while you might think this style would never be acceptable, it is sometimes needed when you are in a higher position of power than other parties and need to resolve a dispute quickly.<\/p><p class=\"body\">Applicable when:<\/p><ul><li><p class=\"body\">the outcome of the decision is crucial,<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"body\">you are the authority, and you see an issue more clearly than others,<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"body\">the decision needs to be made quickly,<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"body\">you have no choice or nothing to lose.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bc868b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bc868b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Accommodating<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-644f631 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"644f631\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"body\">This style tends to be high in cooperation but low in assertiveness.<\/p><p class=\"body\">The accommodation allows you to assist others in meeting their needs by supporting them, and it can also restore harmony. While building relationships, it can be a way to apologize when necessary. But you need to be aware of this style&#8217;s costs too, such as sacrificed concerns or that it can lead to your agreement to things for which you have little excitement and satisfaction. In other contexts, a pattern of accommodating can even encourage others to exploit you. This management style might benefit your work when conflicts are trivial and you need to move on quickly. At home, this style works when your relationship with your roommate, partner, or child is more important than being right. Although accommodation might be optimal for some conflicts, others require a more assertive style.<\/p><p class=\"body\">Applicable when:<\/p><ul><li><p class=\"body\">solving the problem is essential for the other party,<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"body\">you want to defuse the situation for a while but later might return to it,<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"body\">the outcome of the issue is not that important for you,<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"body\">the goal is to maintain a peaceful relationship with others, and you are okay with the result.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-058083c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"058083c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Avoiding<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f5545d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f5545d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"body\">When avoiding, you try to dodge or bypass a conflict. This style of managing conflicts is low in assertiveness and cooperativeness.<\/p><p class=\"body\">Avoidance is unproductive for handling most disputes because the result may not be accomplished as people avoid each other. When using this style, unaddressed issues may cause delays and keep recurring. People also may walk on eggshells instead of speaking honestly and learning from one another. Some conflicts become much more troublesome, it may even leave the other party feeling like you don&#8217;t care, or it can lead to resentment from others whose concerns are being neglected, seeing your actions as shifty. However, avoiding works in situations when you need time to think through a disagreement or have more pressing problems to deal with first. This style allows you to bypass irrelevant topics and save time and energy, not wasting it on low-priority items.<\/p><p class=\"body\">Applicable when:<\/p><ul><li><p class=\"body\">the problem is not a priority, and you do not want to waste time while solving it,<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"body\">the situation is very complicated, so the issue needs to be solved step by step,<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"body\">it is just a short-term relationship with the conflict person,<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"body\">there is no need to decide at this time,<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"body\">you lack the information to make a decision now.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-837b1cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"837b1cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Compromising<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a4ec36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a4ec36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"body\">Compromising demands moderate assertiveness and cooperation from all parties involved.<\/p><p class=\"body\">With this type of resolution, everyone gets something they want or need. This style of managing conflict often leads to a good enough deal without the necessary effort to get both parties everything they want, especially when time is limited. It creates resolutions that aim for equal gains and losses for both parties, allowing everyone included to meet halfway and reducing strain on the relationship. However, both individuals\u2019 concerns are compromised, and that may leave some residual frustration. If the issue is not resolved fully, it may flare up again. Settling for compromising decisions is of lower quality than successful collaborative decisions.<\/p><p class=\"body\">Applicable when:<\/p><ul><li><p class=\"body\">both sides want the same thing but cannot do it at the same time to reach,<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"body\">both sides have equal power,<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"body\">need to make a quick decision,<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"body\">you do not need to satisfy your desires fully,<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"body\">you want to be in a relationship, to get and give something.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd5aafb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd5aafb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Collaborating<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c52a48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c52a48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"body\">This style demands a high level of cooperation from all parties involved.<\/p><p class=\"body\">Individuals in a dispute are working toward meeting all concerns, translating into both parties being committed to the decision. It leads to seeking inventive solutions that are better than each individual&#8217;s initial positions and helps to discover through an open exchange of information. Also, it allows us to build trust and respect by resolving problems in a relationship. Although, like other conflict management modes, collaboration has some costs too. It requires complete concentration and creativity, as more time for digging through issues than the other styles. It can even be psychologically demanding as both parties have to be open to new viewpoints, ideas, and challenges, requiring them to work through sometimes sensitive issues. Others may try to exploit your flexibility and openness. Collaborating works best if you have plenty of time and are on the same power level as the other parties involved.<\/p><p class=\"body\">Applicable when:<\/p><ul><li><p class=\"body\">the issue is important to both sides, and neither side wants to withdraw,<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"body\">the parties have a close, long-term relationship,<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"body\">both parties know the problem and each other&#8217;s wishes,<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"body\">both sides can maintain their interests and listen to one another,<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"body\">both sides feel no difference in position or power.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5adb055 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5adb055\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The key to successfully managing conflict is choosing the right style for each situation<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2ff0e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f2ff0e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a567be1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a567be1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"body\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The following questions can help you reflect on which conflict management style to choose:<\/p><p class=\"body\">\/\/ How important this particular 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A dispute between you and another individual, your family members, or fellow employees may happen at any time. At home or work, disagreements can be unpleasant, and not everyone calls for the same response. For example, to finish a task successfully, its members should reach a consensus about the division of the work. The division of labor may bring a conflict between group and private interests. It may happen due to individual differences between co-workers or task-related disputes arising from leadership or company policies. Destructive workplace conflicts and behaviors reduce company performance and negatively affect employee well-being. Communication plays a crucial role in this process of tuning conflicting interests. What is conflict? Conflict can be described as opposite goals, interests, positions, opinions or a clash of views. Types of conflicts include (1) internal and (2) social conflicts: interpersonal, intergroup and international. Although there are many reasons people disagree, many conflicts revolve around personal values, perceptions, conflicting goals, power dynamics and communication styles. Social conflict&#8217;s reasons could also include social dilemmas: conflict between self-interests and public interests; competition between the different interests of several individuals; perceived injustice when the situation is perceived as wrong and misperception when another person&#8217;s motives or goals are misconceived. Conflict management &#8211; how to resolve conflict? Conflict management is a term for the way we identify and handle conflicts efficiently. The goal is to minimize the potential negative impacts that can arise from disagreements and increase the odds of a positive outcome. Five conflict management styles It&#8217;s human to deal with conflict by defaulting to what&#8217;s comfortable. According to University of Pittsburgh professors Ken Thomas and Ralph Kilmann, most people approach conflict in one of two ways &#8211; assertiveness or cooperativeness. From these approaches, five modes or styles of conflict management arise (Thomas\u2013Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument): 1. Competing This style is high in assertiveness and low in cooperation. Competing allows you to stand up for your ideas and interests, make a quick recommendation and possibly press for a fast decision if you have enough power to be victorious. Sometimes it can act as self-defense, allowing you to protect your interests and standpoints from offensive criticism. This conflict management style can also have costs, such as strained work relationships (the person who lost the conflict may feel resentful or exploited). Rapid resolution can also lead to possible win-win solutions overlooked because the information is not exchanged freely in the competing mode. When decisions are imposed, other individuals are less committed to them and show less initiative and motivation. But while you might think this style would never be acceptable, it is sometimes needed when you are in a higher position of power than other parties and need to resolve a dispute quickly. Applicable when: the outcome of the decision is crucial, you are the authority, and you see an issue more clearly than others, the decision needs to be made quickly, you have no choice or nothing to lose. 2. Accommodating This style tends to be high in cooperation but low in assertiveness. The accommodation allows you to assist others in meeting their needs by supporting them, and it can also restore harmony. While building relationships, it can be a way to apologize when necessary. But you need to be aware of this style&#8217;s costs too, such as sacrificed concerns or that it can lead to your agreement to things for which you have little excitement and satisfaction. In other contexts, a pattern of accommodating can even encourage others to exploit you. This management style might benefit your work when conflicts are trivial and you need to move on quickly. At home, this style works when your relationship with your roommate, partner, or child is more important than being right. Although accommodation might be optimal for some conflicts, others require a more assertive style. Applicable when: solving the problem is essential for the other party, you want to defuse the situation for a while but later might return to it, the outcome of the issue is not that important for you, the goal is to maintain a peaceful relationship with others, and you are okay with the result. 3. Avoiding When avoiding, you try to dodge or bypass a conflict. This style of managing conflicts is low in assertiveness and cooperativeness. Avoidance is unproductive for handling most disputes because the result may not be accomplished as people avoid each other. When using this style, unaddressed issues may cause delays and keep recurring. People also may walk on eggshells instead of speaking honestly and learning from one another. Some conflicts become much more troublesome, it may even leave the other party feeling like you don&#8217;t care, or it can lead to resentment from others whose concerns are being neglected, seeing your actions as shifty. However, avoiding works in situations when you need time to think through a disagreement or have more pressing problems to deal with first. This style allows you to bypass irrelevant topics and save time and energy, not wasting it on low-priority items. Applicable when: the problem is not a priority, and you do not want to waste time while solving it, the situation is very complicated, so the issue needs to be solved step by step, it is just a short-term relationship with the conflict person, there is no need to decide at this time, you lack the information to make a decision now. 4. Compromising Compromising demands moderate assertiveness and cooperation from all parties involved. With this type of resolution, everyone gets something they want or need. This style of managing conflict often leads to a good enough deal without the necessary effort to get both parties everything they want, especially when time is limited. It creates resolutions that aim for equal gains and losses for both parties, allowing everyone included to meet halfway and reducing strain on the relationship. However, both individuals\u2019 concerns are compromised, and that may leave some residual frustration. 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