The basics of conflict management 13 Articles

by Leigh Goessl

Conflict occurs when two or more individuals have a fundamental disagreement about values, opinions or points of view. When people interact with one another on a regular basis, it's inevitable a level of conflict will emer...read more

by Nurse Donna RN

As a nurse manager of approximately 75 employees, managing conflict is a very important aspect of my job. I have learned it is very critical to remain realistic regarding outcomes when dealing with conflict management. Oft...read more

by V. Kumar

Conflicts are universal, their resolution is not! Conflicts can exist at different levels and in different forms. We not only need to resolve them, we also need to prevent the damage arising from them, and lastly, we ...read more

by John Baker

Dealing with Workplace Conflicts Humans are instinctively SOCIAL animals. We long for peace and enjoy living and working together in harmony, but conflicts do arise. We've all heard the saying, "There are two sides to ...read more

by Oeillade du Val

Conflict theory is based on two interrelated views of society and employee relations between employers and employees. Firstly, that societies in the UK are class based but now post capitalist, political and industrial c...read more

by Todd Pheifer

There are a multitude of theories on how to "manage" conflict and they range from the theoretical to the practical. Of course, many will argue that conflict is rarely managed at all. Rather, it is a force that usually ca...read more

by Marie Hurley

When people come together it is inevitable that differences will arise. When the differences involve important issues for the individuals they can create conflict. The objective of conflict management is to resolve the con...read more

by Joseph Wardy

The basics of conflict management rests with the word conflict. We must first define what a conflict is before we explore its basics. When I am talking about salary and you are talking about benefits, this is not a tru...read more

by Christina Pomoni

Conflict occurs when two or more viewpoints are contradictory in nature. Within an organization, people may keep away from conflict because they feel that their underlying irritation may go out of control or that they cann...read more

by Purple Doodles

Conflict is not a bad thing. "Conflict is the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. It instigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheep like passivity, and sets us at noting and contriving." Said john...read more

by Craig Hubley

Conflict happens. Chaos need not. Conflict management seeks to limit downsides of conflict and seek benefits from the challenge, commitment and character of persons in conflict. Even aggressive people can provide useful...read more

by Anusheel Tandon

The reason conflicts develop among humans is because we are not Robots who can all be programmed to have common goals, views and interests. We are God created entities that are imparted with the greatest power of all, i.e....read more

by Bruce Johnson

The very word 'conflict' has a negative connotation. The very definition of the word includes nouns such as 'clash', 'battle' and 'war'. You might think that in an environment where teamwork and collaboration are values to...read more