Conflict Dynamics Course Discussion: Please reflect on the following questions and share your responses:
How are you seeing the different conflict styles show up in your organization?
What have you noticed to be the benefits and challenges in having different conflict styles?
What strategies have you found helpful in navigating the challenges in collaborating with different styles?
I see them manifest in conflict between faculty, faculty and their directors, and faculty and their students. I think these differences contribute to a lot of misunderstandings and faulty attributions.
Challenges - they contribute to misunderstandings and faulty attributions. Benefits - can develop a broadened perspective, see new points of view, and get more things done (with someone conscientious). It would be great for brainstorming if people worked together rather than vs. each other.
take a deep breath, strive to remember they have their own "things going on also". This area is a work-in-progress. I am looking forward to learning strategies here. Having resources in this area would be helpful. Is there a reference list?