Conflict
In Teams And Groups: The best and most effective teams and groups assembled
together for a common purpose are comprised of people with unique approaches,
issues and agendas. Needless to say, differences of opinions can often give
rise to conflicts. This category can help you deal with conflict, and provide
a speedy resolution that will maintain your team's effectiveness. You'll
learn that different conflict resolution skills are required when applied
to a group or team as opposed to an individual.
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By Global Knowledge
- An excellent article in adobe acrobat (pdf) that helps you deal more effectively with conflict in groups and manage team conflict more effectively.pop
(Added: 21-Jun-2007 Hits: 2798 Rating: 0 Votes: 0)
By Kate Lorenz
- Every office has at least one jerk, pest or loudmouth who drives the rest of the workers crazy. Could it be you? Take this quiz to find out if you are doing just that. If you conclude that you are a constant source of conflict at work, you can learn how to become a more treasured team member.
(Added: 31-May-2006 Hits: 1079 Rating: 0 Votes: 0)
By Dow Smith
- This article aims to help deal with difficult people in the newsroom. One piece of good advice is to watch out for the quiet trouble-makers. Learn how to apply this advice to your workplace.
(Added: 3-May-2006 Hits: 833 Rating: 0 Votes: 0)
By John Ford
- The use of teams represents an important change in the way we work. The theory is that through the interdependency of the parts greater productivity is achieved by the whole. Experience has been less kind. One reason that teams fail to meet performance expectations is their paralysis through unresolved conflict. This article focuses on the impact of culture on the prevention and resolution of conflict in teams.
(Added: 12-Aug-2005 Hits: 1260 Rating: 0 Votes: 0)
By na
- Apart from trying to maintain an assertive team interaction style there are a number of skills that good team work depends upon. These can be divided up into skills that focus on completing the team's task and skills that focus on maintaining the team. Both kinds of skill are important.
(Added: 7-Aug-2005 Hits: 1976 Rating: 0 Votes: 0)
By na
- Resolving conflict constructively is the most critical of team skills. Without this ability, the team cannot develop the trust and bonding that allows moving from the Storming stage into peak performance. Conflict resolution is not a stand-alone skill. There are specific techniques and attitudes that are helpful, but conflict resolution interrelates with other skills.pop
(Added: 7-Aug-2005 Hits: 2991 Rating: 0 Votes: 0)
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