Hey, How Dare You??? (Conflict & Conflict Prevention)

Did you ever find yourself or your colleague in hyper mood because of some other person in the organization?

Do you think (or your friend says), "That man has problem with whatever I do, he intentionally creates challenges for my projects. He is idiot, jealous, sycophant..."

If your answer is YES, this short article is for you (or you should forward this article to your friend);

First you should understand that, you are not only one who feels so. Many professionals realize such emotions during their professional journey.

No, it is not the competition. Ethically, competition is always a positive force and its result is improved efficiency and production. Competing participations grow themselves high, they work more smartly and produces better results.

Whereas in conflict, participants try to stop counterparts and create obstacles which results in poor outcome, pressure and project failure.

CONFLICT - "Clash of TITANS"

It happens majorly between Titans who have self-respect and ego. Here are few important aspects of Conflict. 

What behavioral science experts say about conflict?

"It is an expressed struggle between at least two interdependent parties who perceive incompatible goals, scarce resources, and interference from the other party in achieving their goals.

Conflict happens due to differences in information, scarcity of some resource or rivalries in which one person or group competes with another."

Why Bosses keep silent?

Management believes that conflict is not only a positive force in group but that it is absolutely necessary for a group to perform effectively. One big contradiction, if not controlled or managed properly, conflict could turn to be negative force which may shake company’s business projections and results in high iteration rate; Ultimately company loses its brand value.

?Conflict should always be prevented in most effective manner since it is difficult to control its destructive aftermath.

Preventing Conflict as well as being able to handle conflict when it arises, teams need to develop ways of preventing conflict from becoming damaging. Team members can learn skills and behavior to help this. Some of the key ones to work on:

• Practice Clear Communication
• Practice Active Listening
• Focus on Actionable Solutions
• Insist on Honest Dialogue & Feelings
• Don’t take Things Personal

So,

Speak Up, Communicate and Resolve Your Conflicts.

Peace does not mean an absence of conflicts; differences will always be there. Peace means solving these differences through peaceful means; through dialogue, education, knowledge; and through humane way.  - Dalai Lama (XIV)

I would be happy to see your different styles to avert conflicts, please share it in the comment section below so that we can also learn more tactics.