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Types of conflict
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN CONFLICT IS
BADLY MANAGED or
IGNORED?????????????????
WHEN CONFLICT IS BADLY MANAGED or
IGNORED, the following often occurs...
anxiety anger
withdrawal loss of productivity
Procrastination resentment
helplessness high blood pressure
Confusion stress
Denial tiredness
separation Illness
escalation broken crockery
polarization
loneliness
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN
CONFLICT IS MANAGED
SKILLFULLY……..
WHEN CONFLICT IS MANAGED
SKILLFULLY, the results are
different.
a sense of smooth running a sense of achievement
Data Interest
Conflicts Conflicts
Relationship
Structural
Conflicts Value
Conflicts
Conflicts
External
Structural
Conflicts
Conflicts
Types of conflict
By evaluating these five categories of conflict – we
can begin to determine the causes of a conflict and
design resolution strategies that will have a higher
probability of success.
Misinformation,
My My Your Your
World of World of World of World of
Experiences Words Words Experiences
Always Ceaselessly
Sometimes Once in a while
Occasionally Seldom
Poor communication or
miscommunication,
• Relationship problems
often fuel disputes and
lead to an unnecessary
escalating spiral of
destructive conflict.
Ways to address relationship conflicts:
4. “You were really bad for missing work when we had a deadline
to meet.”
5. “One of his faults that drives me crazy, is that his desk is always
a mess.”
Always and never are negative words because they are rarely true
and exaggerate a situation. Since they are usually used to criticize,
people feel attacked and become defensive.
Using the words, should have, creates guilt and shame for
something that has already been done and cannot be
changed,
Dialogue
Dialogue is a process of in-depth communication that allows parties to
get to know each other better and to find commonalities with the other
side.
Data Interest
Conflicts Conflicts
Relationship Structural
Conflicts Value Conflicts
Conflicts