Conflict & Teamwork

CONFLICT & TEAMWORK

For this topic on conflict and teamwork, the assignment we were given was to do a play on conflicts and present it to the class. For our group, we did on office politics. I had a great time discussing about the script because this is the first time that I did a project that requires us to do a play to present our ideas. In the play, I will be acting the part that sort of stir up the conflict. I am looking forward to present our play.

Thorough the assignment on the play, I also learnt lots from the other teammates. Such as how everyone view things differently and how different conflicts management will results in different conclusions. Conflicts management must be done well if not a conflict will not end well or the conflict will be worse.

During the lesson on conflict, our tutor let us did a questionnaire that will determine our conflict management styles. After doing the questionnaire, it determined that I am the FOX style which is the compromising style in managing conflicts. According to the notes, people who use, the compromising style will seek a compromise or middle ground when it appears that both parties cannot get what they want. They will sacrifice part of their goals and relationships in order to reach an agreement. They seek a conflict solution in which both sides gain something. Compromisers are moderately concerned with their own goals and their relationships with others.

This is quite true for me as I always use the fox style of managing conflicts. I will try to compromise everything so that both parties in the conflict will get what they want, although it may not be the same when compared to what they want in the first place. But if we use this method, there will not be any conflicts but people will still get what they want which will be a win-win situation for both parties.

Thorough the questionnaire, I also learnt more about the other styles of managing conflicts which consist of the TURTLE style, the SHARK style, the TEDDY style and the OWL style. This allows us to have more options in managing conflicts using the other styles.