Reflection About Conflict

Whether we like it or not, conflict is a part of everyday lives. It can happen to anyone, from your friends to your family.

When dealing with conflict I believe it is highly important to understand and to be understood. Furthermore, when dealing with conflict, not taking things personal is highly valued. When discussing my current conflict, I realized that most of the problems are stemmed from a lack of communication. Therefore, having a sense of what my needs are will then help me form healthy strategies.

Learning to communicate efficiently and manage conflict successfully is challenging. Gaining cooperation between people is complex and mentally demanding. Communication ways and conflict styles are deeply woven into our personalities. Conflict is the expressed struggle of interdependent parties who perceive incompatible goals, interference from the other party in achieving those goals, and the perception of scarce resources. Perceptions are just as important as reality in regards to conflict. As stated in the text, “we encounter conflict as we compete for acceptance, love, recognition, position, power, success, and many other goals. Judgments of the quality of

Conflict Starts in the Heart- Conflict is an unavoidable truth. God made each of us in his own particular picture, yet he additionally made us unique. Along these lines some of our perspectives and assessments will contrast from those of others. Conflict regularly happens in light of absence of appreciation for another 's need and perspectives.

My main intention is to persuade the audience on the topic that those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it and to pass year 12. The violent encounters of the past contain valuable lessons about resolving conflict. This writing is to be directed at the people reading it, which will be the general audience that doesn’t really understand the lessons of past and present conflict. Based on real world examples, and examples from the crucible. The style of writing is an expository.

Conflict is everywhere we go, at home, school, church in the community and especially at work. How we decide to handle the conflict at hand will determine whether we strengthen the relationship or break it up. Each situation can be dealt with in a way that can bring healing instead of animosity and further pain. Most of the time conflict is looked at as a negative experience that most people refuse to be a part of because of their own lack of conflict management skills; but if both parties are willing to sit down and discuss the issue, there is a possibility of a positive

Humans face conflict on a day to day basis, but sometimes it can be a challenge to resolve it. What truly is the best way to respond to conflict? This age-old question has many different answers, but three may prove to be the most efficient. People can best respond to conflict by fully understanding the situation, weighing in on the negatives and positives associated with it, and avoiding all possible impulsive actions.

Even though it is good to be away from problems, conflicts can get worse if we avoid them. For example, I would feel bad if I don’t like the way my fiancé talks to me and she tries to avoid my point of view whenever I try to touch the subject; I will fell that my opinions and feelings don’t matter if a person I have a conflict with doesn’t like to talk about our problem. Another myth about conflicts is that conflicts damage interpersonal relationships; as I stated before, conflicts are neutral, we are the ones who with our actions make the conflicts positive or negative. Moreover, conflicts don’t show our negative self or need to have a winner and a loser; conflicts are just different point of views that we have with the ones that surround

Conflict is everywhere. People have different ways of dealing with it. Some people keep to themselves, and don’t speak up, but this is not the best way to respond to conflict. People can best respond to conflict by standing up in what they believe in, and having a positive attitude.

According to Spangler and Burgess (2012), “Costintino and Merchant (1996) defines conflict as the fundamental disagreement between two parties, of which a dispute is one possible outcome (p. 4-5)” and “Yam (1999) observation that conflict is a state, rather than a process. In this sense, a conflict can exist without a dispute, but a dispute cannot exist without a conflict (p. 115)”. To simply sum it up, Costintino, Merchant and Yam expressed, a conflict is when individuals who have opposite views on issues, ideas, concepts, desires and values that are in a disagreeable manner (state of conflict) which the underlying issue or problem have not been addressed in a civil manner or process such as in the method of a dispute or a disputing process. Better yet, a conflict between individuals who totally disagree with each other on their ideas or values, thinks that their point on the matter is correct/proper and very important to them and yet the real issues have not been addressed in a neutral setting without all the yelling, shouting and talking over one another. Once again, a prime example, the Hatfields and the McCoys feuded. It was stated that the initial feud started over the ownership of hog, which was not true, the underlying issue was Asa McCoy who returned from war was killed by a group of ex-Confederate soldiers whom they thought a Hatfield and a cousin committed his murder in

The most recent conflict I had encountered was one that is related to my work. I currently work at an IT company in Israel as an Office Manager. I have been working here for about two and a half years and am pretty content with the job as I know all the loops and holes of the daily tasks that need to be done. Recently, I have received an offer from another IT company, that would like to meet with me and offer me a job at their company. I went to an interview with this other company and a day later they told me that they were interested and would like to continue the hiring process with me.

The module two journal entry was very eye-opening and a great learning experience for me! I was able to see the different behaviors I exhibited in the workplace strictly due to my perception. It was also cool to see how perceptions are always changing over time as well as decisions people make based on their experiences, views, and personal beliefs. For this weeks journal, I want to first start off by defining conflict. “We restrict ourselves to consider conflict arising from difference, and the Oxford English Dictionary defines this form of conflict as: ‘… a serious incompatibility between two or more opinions, principles, or interests …’” (Arvinen- Muondo & Perkins, 2013). Conflict can occur anytime and at any level within an organization. It can occur “at five different levels: personal, interpersonal, inter-group, inter-organizational and international” (Arvinen- Muondo et al., 2013). The hardest part is how to handle conflict, in my opinion. As individuals, we all disagree, and even in groups, and sometimes it can be vicious and destructive, but these differences do not always have to end up in a conflict. In fact, having an argument is not always bad. It can be beneficial. Every human has control over their own actions and the behaviors they exhibited, which is why it is a struggle for managers to get people to put in their skills, effort, and knowledge willingly while they are actually being directed in order to fulfill goals and help an organization. If workers see

Writing this conflict paper was probably one of the most challenging ones I have ever done. You might ask why is that? I consider myself to be very reserved and quiet. Talking about my problems and feelings with my family was considered to have lack of mental strength. I do come from a Mexican family were everything is supposed to be fun and loving. But, the truth is that every family behind doors has their own struggles. The worst conflict I challenged was my parent’s separation, but as sad as it seems I learned things I would have never known.

I don’t think any company will see a negative effect of taking a few hours each quarter or so to learn more about a different group. Some may think it is childish but in the world we are living in today, knowledge of another ethnic group is always needed. Workplaces could have ethnic specific days where you bring in the native foods and learn accurate information about the group and not stereotypical jokes, or stories that have been made up and passed along.

Our first experiences with communication are with our immediate family. The relationships with our family members are the most crucial for us to maintain and among the most difficult. Sharing a living space means tension and conflict regardless of the persons occupying it. Conflict can be approached in a number of ways with pros and cons attached to each. It is important to remember that conflict styles and communication climates can change within a group. I say this because they most defiantly changed within my family over the past few years. My family had dysfunctional ways of handling conflict and these led me to adapt different conflict approaches.