Here's how you can cultivate trust and respect among your team to prevent conflicts.

Active listening builds trust by fully engaging with team members, understanding their emotions and intentions, and validating their feelings. This creates a safe space for open communication and shows that each voice is valued, fostering mutual respect.

Most conflicts arise from a lack of awareness of one's responsibilities. When there is a misunderstanding in the dos and don'ts, there is surely a rift coming in. It is on the leader to set clear goals, have regular communication to track progress, and understand the needs and wants of the individual members. When our requirements are met, we hardly have an issue with anyone.

Empowering others involves recognizing their strengths and potential, providing encouragement, and offering opportunities for growth. It means actively listening, giving constructive feedback, and fostering an environment where individuals feel valued and capable. By trusting people with responsibilities, supporting their goals, and celebrating their achievements, you help build their confidence and autonomy, enabling them to thrive and contribute more effectively.

Empowerment builds trust by showing confidence in team members' abilities. Delegating tasks and giving them autonomy boosts their confidence, fosters ownership, and encourages problem-solving, while also strengthening mutual respect.

There should be absolutely no pressure on the team members to feel heard and valued. One should not feel the need to make their work visible. The leadership team should consider it their responsibility to closely watch the work and progress of the team in order to ensure support. Personal interests and passions of the team members should be valued and harnessed. This adds a sense of accomplishment, hence belonging. Every little achievement must be acknowledged. This motivates the achiever and inspires the rest of the team as well.

When conflicts are left unattended, there is a sense of discouragement and unrest in the team. The reason conflicts are brought up to the leader is to seek support and resolve through the right means. It is vital to listen to both sides, encourage reflection, identify patterns, and extend the best support possible to all the parties involved. We ought to remember that conflicts don't disappear. The only way they go is to get resolved. Open communication and negotiation is the key to solving issues.

Never listen to one person's actions/ perspectives only through other people. One should not be at other people's mercy to get their story heard. We can be involved in the situation and look for ourselves to validate the theories we hear. It is also important to reflect back after the resolution and keep track for a while until we're sure that the issue is resolved.