To navigate team conflicts over a new project direction: 1. **Facilitate Open Discussions**: Create a safe space for team members to express their viewpoints and concerns. 2. **Identify Common Goals**: Focus on the project's overall objectives to help align everyone's interests. 3. **Encourage Compromise**: Facilitate brainstorming sessions to find a middle ground or alternative solutions that address multiple perspectives. 4. **Clarify Roles and Responsibilities**: Ensure everyone understands their roles in the new direction to reduce confusion and overlap. 5. **Follow Up**: Check in regularly to monitor progress and address any lingering concerns as the project unfolds.

?? Driving Progress Through Team Values and Tailored Conflict Resolution ??? While coaching and teaching international conflict resolution through the UN Fellowship and student diplomacy conferences, I learned that resolving conflicts begins with identifying common ground—shared goals, values, and aspirations. For any team facing challenges, understanding these commonalities is key. From there, use intercultural conflict resolution styles (dynamic, accommodating, engaging, or discussing) to tailor your approach. By aligning solutions with the group’s strengths and cultural preferences, you can navigate conflicts more effectively and foster lasting progress.

To resolve team conflicts, I would hold a meeting to listen to everyone’s concerns, encourage open discussion, and find common ground. Together, we can agree on a clear direction that everyone supports.