Conflicts Through Communication: Common Ground And Adjudication

Wherever choices exist, there is potential for disagreement. No matter what we major in, no matter where our career path takes us, inevitably, we all encounter conflict in some form. In today's highly competitive society, for an organization to be truly successful, it is imperative that the organization's leadership understands conflict and deals with it in the best way possible. Management's ability to recognize and accept divergence and their ability to employ various methods to resolve conflicts to produce positive results can make or break an organization. The more management understands and accepts this fact and manages conflict to benefit the company as a whole, the greater the chance of the

In this paper I will discuss the conflict that is occurring at General Hospital, the conflict management styles that are evident in the case, and how General Hospital could have used teams to address the cost reductions needed to stay competitive. I will also describe how the CEO of General Hospital, Mike Hammer can us negotiation skills to get buy-in for the cost reductions and finally I will recommend a strategy for Hammer to resolve the problem.

D. Demonstrate an ability to prevent, manage, and resolve interpersonal conflicts in constructive ways. 2D.1b. Identify approaches to resolving conflicts constructively.

Organizational behavior plays a vital role in the success of an institution. It is essential for a leader to be knowledgeable on organizational behavior and how to manage conflict. Often times, conflict arises from the absence of or poor communication. Social media has become one of the leading means of communication.

Dr. Rekha S. Rajan writes about how she implemented a twenty-minute structured dramatic play into class time to encourage children to learn to solve conflicts on their own. She first does this by gaining insight on the children’s feelings with a personal story time. Each child tells a story that made them particularly sad, mad, upset, or happy. She then takes those experiences and creates a pre-determined scenario to which, the children will play different roles, share ideas, and come up with a solution.

For centuries, violence has been the go to way to settle conflicts, but it has also been very controversial throughout the years. While some say war is important in order to maintain our freedom, it is actually a very unnecessary and destructive way of settling conflicts because it kills so many innocent people and it hardly ever accomplishes anything for such a hefty price.

I feel Comm 3010: Communication and Conflict would be beneficial to my career because it would help prepare me for any arguments I may encounter. I plan to work in the medical field so I will constantly be surrounded by numerous people day in and day out. Learning communication strategies will help me reason better with my colleagues and my superiors. Comm 4004: Intercultural Communication will provide me with a better understanding of how to communicate with people from different countries. I noticed this class said special attention given to Health Care which is perfect because that is right in my field. I may have foreign colleagues and chances are, I will more than likely have foreign patients, and this class will help me better communicate

Many heterosexuals in the military may discriminate homosexuals, but so many help them stay in the military. In the article, “Why Gays Must Be Allowed to Serve Openly in the Military” by Sean Coffey, shows a type of respect many have for each other in the military, especially between a homosexual and a heterosexual. As a homosexual, if they were recognized as homosexuals, they would be discriminated and dismissed of operations, but some looked out for them, “There are thousands of straight service members (including some unit commanders) who know or strongly suspect that a shipmate or platoon mate is gay, yet they choose to remain silent and ignore the policy in order to protect their brother- or sister-in-arms.” This shows how they looked out for each other no matter what their sexual orientation is. The discrimination towards the homosexuals is unfair because they are all supposed to be treated equally and should not be discriminated for the sexuality they chose.

As humans being we should constantly be trying to improve ourselves each and every day. It is not easy to try and assess ourselves but it is a necessary task. We have strengths and weaknesses that make us unique and it is important that we accept our flaws but at the same time try to improve them. Hence, we should refer to our vulnerabilities as opportunities for improvement in order to better ourselves. This has been a constant struggle for me because I find it hard to assess myself. I am glad that I was able to utilize the RNAO Leadership Self-Assessment tool to assess my leadership skills as well as have someone else assess me with it. It allowed me to compare how I rate myself to how they rated me. Based on the assessment tool some of my strengths included empowering my peers, being helpful towards them and communicating effectively. My shortcomings included ineffectively resolving conflicts, and creating a sense of presence and accessibility. Even though we differed on various scores per category we both rated me a one out of five for managing conflicts adequately. This news was not surprising to me as I know I am not the best at resolving conflicts because I would rather just give in than express how I feel or confront an individual at all. To be an exceptional well rounded leader it is imperative that one has a good grasp of conflict resolution strategies because they will inevitably come your way. The purpose of

Conflict is inevitable in the workplace. Where there are people, there will be conflict. Nurses work in highly stressful and demanding environments which is why it is important that student nurses learn to adopt techniques and skills that will assist them in managing conflict. Assertive communication and constructive feedback are strategies that can assist in managing conflict. It is important that student nurses be taught strategies on how to cope with conflict as poorly managed conflict can result in verbal abuse, medical errors and poor patient outcomes. In this scenario, a student nurse is incorrectly applying a dressing to the patient when she is approached by the frustrated buddy nurse. The buddy registered nurse does not act

Nor can effective use of power be reduced to wise control of our personal powers, though that may be a good start.  Social power, including our own, is concentrated, channelled, and distributed by the culture and structure of our families, communities, organizations, countries, etc.  Personal power is limited or extended by such cultures and structures.

The third form of Conflict management is Accommodation. When the task at hand is more important than the conflict that has arisen and when relationships may be damaged putting the entire project in jeopardy. With this method a team member may minimize the conflict in order to protect the relationship and ultimately the project. Some of the negative aspects in using this

In trying to resolve the conflict between Reece and Patel, Edwards used an avoidance strategy. Instead of speaking directly about the root causes, or sources, of the conflict, Edwards focused on the behaviors and treated Reece and Patel like children. Edwards scolded them, and sent them off without bothering to find out what was bothering the two. Of course, this type of conflict resolution is ineffective because it fails to address the underlying issues. As Anderson (n.d.) points out, addressing the problem is key to conflict resolution. "When a conflict does happen, a manager needs to focus the conflicting parties on the issue and have them leave out any personal problems they may be having," (Anderson, n.d.).

Communication is one of the key elements of the conflict resolution process. The most of the conflicting situations are due to a miscommunication. It is why a good communication must be at the center of the activities of the organizations. In conflict management, two important elements can help for the conflict resolution: Active Listening and good communication. Usually; in the conflict, each party would like to win because no one wants to admit its faults. It is easy to put their own problems on someone else. In such a situation; to get an agreement, I would use two approaches: Confronting and Compromising. Those approaches will conduct to an agreement between the parties in a conflicting situation. We will use Active Listening and better Communication to reach that goal. By listening to each other, they will be able to find out first the problem; then, the solution to the problem by explaining their motivation and their inspiration.

Conflict is inescapable, having the ability to recognize, understand, and resolve conflicts are important in both personal and professional lives. Myatt (2012) states that conflict in the workplace is unavoidable; if left unresolved, workplace conflict may result in loss of productivity and the creation of barriers that can inhibit creativity, cooperation, and collaboration. It is vital to embrace conflict and address problems through effective conflict-resolution tactics because if not handled appropriately, conflict will escalate. “If not handled properly, conflict may significantly affect employee morale, increase turnover, and even result in litigation, ultimately affecting the overall well-being of