By: Tammy Lenski | 2010-03-28 | Other communications When there's tension or trouble at work, which do you most want to do: Resolve the dispute or manage the conflict? They're not the same thing, though it's common to use the terms "dispute resolution" and "conflict management" interchangeably. The goals are different and how you approach dealing with them should also be different. read more
By: Sue E White | 2010-04-02 | Relationships Conflicts arise from a variety of sources - some are avoidable, while others are not. One of the more insidious causes of conflict in the workplace is the subtle, but devastating, situation known as workplace bullying. read more
By: John Eric Jacobsen | 2010-12-13 | Construction Conflict is inevitable because of human differences. This is very true in the business world where all of your problems come on two legs and can talk back. read more
By: Alusine Melvin Moseray Kanu DA | 2012-03-28 | Causes and organizations Regardless of what we may wish for or dream about, a conflict free world just does not exist. Even the best communicators, the luckiest people, are bound to end up in situations when their needs do not match the needs of others. Money, time, power, sex, humor, aesthetic taste, as well as a thousand other issues arise and keep us from living in a state of perpetual agreement. Effective communicators realize that although its impossible to eliminate conflict there are ways to manage it effectively read more
By: Francis Portisford | 2011-07-28 | Workplace safety Although you might not expect it, bullying within the workplace is sadly alive and well. More emphasis is now being put upon mediation and conflict resolution in order to reduce the number of harassment cases seen in the workplace read more
By: Tammy Lenski | 2010-03-28 | Relationships So, you want to get better at your difficult conversations at work or home. Maybe a new conflict management skills training will make the difference, right? Not quite. Formulas, recipes and active listening will only get you so far and the story in this article demonstrates why. read more
By: Knick Stewart | 2013-04-02 | Management There is an old saying that says, ‘empty vessels make the most noise’- well, in an office too you will find empty vessels or employees-who think cacophony is the way of life. read more
By: Becky99 | 2010-12-02 | Ethics Managing people is not an easy task mainly because every person has a different personality. A manager is expected to be able to motivate his subordinates to perform within the standards of the company. He should be flexible enough to deal with different people, and assertive enough to get the employees to do their jobs well. read more
By: Knick Stewart | 2013-03-06 | Business People are not the same and this is one of the reasons for so many problems. Organizations have some goals for which different people need to work together. read more
By: Marketing Naukri | 2010-10-13 | Recruitment market scenario is changing and so are the demands from a person to do a job and give beneficial results to the company. read more
By: Lindsay McKenna | 2012-04-22 | Travel & Leisure for positively managing rather than avoiding conflict and letting issues fester and go unresolved, If you feel able to deal with conflicts, what a release. Here are some pointers below to help get in the right mindset read more
By: KK Bullion | 2010-11-30 | Investing After North-Korea shelled one of the South-Korean islands near the sea border the tension in the region has been rising day by day. The U.S has sent one of its aircraft carries and a nuclear submarine to the area to join South-Korean military training. This is annoying China as it is the only ally of North-Korea and the presence of the U.S military might lead to further conflicts between the countries. read more
By: Gregg Gregory, CSP | 2010-10-24 | Team Many people believe that conflict is unhealthy and in reality the opposite is true. The main secret is that the conflict must be directed towards the issues and not at individuals or their personalities. read more
By: Vitalsmarts1 | 2012-02-01 | Training One can collapse the immense and slippery topic of influence into a single factor—human behaviour. Why? Because human behaviour affects most of what we really care about. Think about the profound and persistent problems you see in the world around you. Name a few of the chronic complaints you have in your organization. And, if you’re really bold, identify a couple of challenges you have in you read more