4. Managing TTeeaamm CCoonnfflliicctt::
PPrreevveennttiioonn
Preventive Strategies
– Determine ground rules
– Set goals
– Get team agreement
– Communicate openly
Everyone has a voice and everyone listens
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5. Managing TTeeaamm CCoonnfflliicctt
RReeaaccttiioonn
Reactive strategy
– Acting
Use the authoritarian approach
Tell the group what the resolution will be
Useful in emergency situations or when
emotions are high
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6. Managing TTeeaamm CCoonnfflliicctt
RReeaaccttiioonn
Reactive strategy
– Adjusting
Give and take to reach a middle ground
Good when a quick temporary solution is
needed
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7. Managing TTeeaamm CCoonnfflliicctt
RReeaaccttiioonn
Reactive strategy
– Accommodation
Sacrificing self concerns to yield to another
person
– Used when one person is wrong or more can
be gained later
– Must separate thoughts from feelings
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8. Managing TTeeaamm CCoonnfflliicctt
RReeaaccttiioonn
Reactive strategy
– Avoiding
Withdrawing, sidestepping or postponing
the issue
– Effective when conflict is a symptom of bigger
issue, has low importance, or a time out will
take care of the conflict
– Explain why you are doing nothing and when
you expect to deal with the process
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