{"id":7883,"date":"2019-01-17T11:45:20","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T19:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/?p=7883"},"modified":"2024-04-09T14:58:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T21:58:03","slug":"stop-work-conflicts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/stop-work-conflicts\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Tricks to Deal With Work Conflicts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No matter how cohesive and harmonious your company culture might be, work conflicts and arguments are going to happen occasionally. That\u2019s never going to change. However, how you deal with work conflicts can stop them from causing unnecessary harm to productivity, employees and the work environment. In fact, they can even be a driving force for improvements and positive change.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/shutterstock_658068004-e1550690861521.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8166 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/shutterstock_658068004-e1550690861521-1024x612.jpg\" alt=\"Calm businesswoman meditating amid colleagues' discussion in office.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/shutterstock_658068004-e1550690861521-1024x612.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/shutterstock_658068004-e1550690861521-600x358.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/shutterstock_658068004-e1550690861521-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/shutterstock_658068004-e1550690861521-768x459.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/shutterstock_658068004-e1550690861521.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>Here are six ways you can deal with work conflicts before they contaminate the company culture.<\/p>\n<h4>1. Confront Work Conflicts Directly<\/h4>\n<p>Encourage employees to first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/mikemyatt\/2012\/02\/22\/5-keys-to-dealing-with-workplace-conflict\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">address<\/a> the person or group of people causing the conflict before bringing the problem to management. Make sure that incentives and performance reviews enforce this behavior so that drama and gossip is stopped at the source before it has a chance to spread and cause more harm.<\/p>\n<h4>2. Keep Work Conflicts Constructive<\/h4>\n<p>Conflict doesn\u2019t have to be negative. It can actually be a driving force for positive change. Consequently, it\u2019s important to keep work conflicts within the context of <a href=\"https:\/\/smallbusiness.chron.com\/differences-between-destructive-constructive-conflict-1202.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">constructive<\/a> improvements. Don\u2019t validate unhealthy disagreements that seek only to tear down rather than making improvements.<\/p>\n<h4>3. Embrace Conflicts<\/h4>\n<p>While conflicts can look simply like fighting, they can actually be <a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2013\/10\/nice-managers-embrace-conflict-too\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">motivators<\/a> to improve performance to push toward better outcomes. Healthy conflict with positive intention toward the outcome pressures people to push themselves.<\/p>\n<h4>4. Recognize When Resolution Is Not Possible<\/h4>\n<p>While working within conflicts to reach mutual goals can be a source for deeper collaboration, some conflicts are irreconcilable and will only contaminate company culture. In these cases, dissolution is the only real resolution.<\/p>\n<h4>5. Change the Battlefield<\/h4>\n<p>While minor issues and conflicts usually reach resolutions fairly quickly, sometimes there are fundamental differences between team members that can\u2019t be cleared up with a few words. In these cases, taking the conflict away from the office can help add levity to the situation and help all parties to see it from a different perspective.<\/p>\n<h4>6. Use Mediation<\/h4>\n<p>While it\u2019s important to address issues directly with coworkers or superiors, sometimes it\u2019s necessary to have an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebalancecareers.com\/workplace-conflict-resolution-1918675\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">impartial<\/a> third-party step in. This eliminates the direct conflict and helps ease bruised egos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No matter how cohesive and harmonious your company culture might be, work conflicts and arguments are going to happen occasionally. That\u2019s never going to change. 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