Tough problems usually don’t get solved peacefully. They either get stuck or they get solved by force. These frustrating and frightening outcomes occur all the time. Families replay the same argument over and over, or a parent lays down the law. Organizations face the same crisis again and again, or a boss decrees a new plan. Communities divide into camps around a controversial issue, or a politician dictates a settlement. Countries negotiate to a stalemate, or they go to war. Either the people involved in a problem can’t agree on what the solution is, or the people with power—authority, money, guns—impose their solution on everyone else. In Solving Tough Problems: An Open Way of Talking, Listening, and Creating New Realities, author Adam Kahane
Compromise ~ an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions.
In real life, most conflicts will not have an obvious solution. The more complex the situation is, the stronger effect it will have in the society, such as the shooting of michael brown.
There are many times in our lives when we are faced with a conflict where the right solution is not
After hearing from all parties involved in the conflict, participants are sometimes able to come up with a resolution for the problem they are facing
Groups, whether corporate or government, face similar difficulties. Subgroups within a corporation will periodically oppose or disregard otherwise rational goals and policies, sometimes to extreme or even criminal ends.
Using the games metaphor it appears like a battleground my organisation’s drive to reform falters through misinterpretation of goals, a difference in personalities, views, interests, values and unconscious factors (individualistic perception of issues) these are the 6 most common areas of conflict.
When managing interpersonal conflicts the best possible outcome would be attainable by using the Win-Win method because it is able to accommodate the individual needs of all parties involved in a conflict. The most logical reason as to why this is one of the most effective ways when it comes to relieving disagreements is because it requires you to understand the others’ underlying meanings in their evident messages. Contrasting the Win-Win approach, there are three other less successful techniques in order to sway a conflict. A Win-Lose situation is when one individual/group gets their aspirations granted, while the other individual/group suffers an absolute loss. Also, in a conflict that practices the Lose-Lose technique is when neither of the two individuals involved is satisfied with the outcome. The last optional method employed in a conflict is compromising. This is a way for both individuals involved to have only some of their requests met. Meanwhile, each individual separately forgoes the remainder of his or her requests. However, sometimes the Win-Win approach is not always attainable or realistic, so one may opt for the next best approach, compromise. This is often implemented when there is not enough time/desire to understand each other’s wants. Also, when the other party involved is clearly noncompliant in employing a Win-Win problem-solving method, we may stray more toward the decision to compromise
This demonstrates the parties’ willingness to come to a solution that would satisfy their own needs. Another theme that was evident was empowerment. This is seen with the parties actively participating in the dispute, and being allowed to control the outcome.
Parties to a conflict often claim to have issues with the behaviour of co-workers or the outcome of company policies and work procedures, but these issues are likely being caused by something deeper.
These changes are generally reactive to the organizations surroundings (political, economic, environmental, etc.) and the results can in turn be disordered. A current example from the news would be Disney World’s efforts to protect their customers from the Zika virus that is predominate in Florida. Disney World is now offering free bug spray and lotion to all of their customers at multiple locations throughout the park. Most of these efforts are in response to increased concern of tourists and CDC advices and
Disputes, disagreements, differing opinions, and arguments, what do they all have in common? They all involve two persons or groups that have different ideas that are in conflict with the other. When these differences arise we as a civilized society usually are able to work out some solution that may work to the benefit of both parties. This process of resolving these conflicts is called Dispute Resolution.
On this level parties cannot agree on a common goal. Negotiations at this level take patience and skill. Often youth leaders withdraw from this kind of conflict because they are not of the temperament to work through the hard issues and avoid the uncomfortable dialogues that accompany the resolution of conflict at this level.
The dilemma arises from the circumstance that in the absence of communication and hence of making binding agreements, there is no way of rationalizing the choice of action, which if taken by both players, benefits both.
Is) n. an agreement between opposing parties to settle a dispute or reach a settlement in which each gives some ground, rather than continue the debate or go to trial.
Problems are common in life. We must think carefully of how we want to solve it so that the consequences of our decision will not trouble others