If you are involved in a conflict situation directly or indirectly, the best place to start is with yourself.
Self Awareness is the key to understanding.
There is a spectrum of responses to conflict, only some of which may be appropriate for a given situation. However, choosing the correct response can be difficult, especially since conflict can be disruptive and upsetting.
We provide this site so that people can get some personal perspective on workplace conflict.
Your understanding of how it is you approach and deal with conflict can be a great starting point. It can help you to deal with the emotions and the chaos that often surround conflcit situations.
We all have a way of approaching conflict and our conflcit profile can give you a better understanding of the impact the conflict is having on you as well as explaining ways to deal with it
One common denominator of workplace in conflict in many countries is that people find it very difficult to speak to others in their organisation about the conflict. For a myriad of reasons from cultural issues to organisational structure in many conflict situations it can be difficult to talk to HR Departments, or Bosses or colleagues, never mind introducing a 3rd party or mediator.
So start by understanding
- how a conflict is impacting you
- how you approach and deal with conflict
- your role within the conflict
You can take our free online Conflcit Style Profile to begin this process