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Workplace Conflict Resolution
By Stephen Heidel, MD, MBA - Conflict is basic to all human beings. People grow up under different economic circumstances, have different life experiences, and come from families with different values and attitudes. Not expressing one's point of view will only avoid conflict, not resolve it. It is better to admit that conflict exists and deal with it directly. By doing that, the energy created by the conflict can be harnessed and used in a positive manner. (Added: 31-Jan-2006 Hits: 150 Rating: 0 Votes: 0)

Conflict Resolution in the Workplace
By Christine Kemp-Longmore - If you are attempting to resolve a conflict, the process can be simple or complex. It can take no more than a single meeting of the minds while other conflicts may take an ongoing process and in some cases the use of outside mediators. The importance of creativity in resolving problems cannot be emphasized enough. (Added: 31-Jan-2006 Hits: 112 Rating: 0 Votes: 0)

Workplace Conflict
By n a - Can you tell if conflict in the workplace has arisen because of a difference of opinion or because of a personality clash? This article will help you distinguish the two conflict causes in the workplace and provided some practical advice on resolving each conflict type. (Added: 31-Jan-2006 Hits: 123 Rating: 0 Votes: 0)

A 9-Step Process For Resolving Conflict In The Workplace
By Adriaan Groenewald - Workplace relationship problems can arise as the result of clashing personalities, miscommunication, perceived backbiting, negative politics, or a perception of hidden agendas. These factors create bad relations between people, and are generally the result of not following proper communication models, or of grudges built from the outset of a relationship where initial problems were not addressed. (Added: 31-Jan-2006 Hits: 145 Rating: 0 Votes: 0)

The Joy of Conflict
By Adam Hanft - In the workplace, our primary impulse is to turn down the tension thermostat. We paper over real and meaningful disputes in an anxious rush to create consensus—even if that consensus is largely artificial. Simply put, we are uncomfortable with conflict, perhaps because we are trained from pre-K to make nice. I assumed this was just part of doing business—until I met Bob Taraschi, founder of Milestone Consulting, a firm in Dedham, Mass. All consultants make promises, but Taraschi’s struck me as particularly compelling. He promises the miracle of “conflict transformation.” (Added: 19-Dec-2005 Hits: 164 Rating: 0 Votes: 0)

Difficult Relationships at Work - Dealing with Workplace Conflict
By Charlotte Burton - Difficult relationships and difficult people in the workplace are challenging and frustrating. Learn some techniques to use when dealing with these difficult workplace relationships and conflict situations. (Added: 8-Oct-2005 Hits: 266 Rating: 0 Votes: 0)

Workplace Conflict Resolution