Resolving Conflicts

• Mentorles
• WO
• Studiejaar 2

What is CONFLICT?

TEAMS/ Topics

1. Plagiarism

2. Not being taken seriously

3. Talking behind your back

4. Toxic people

5. Stubbornness

6. Difference of perspectives

Avoiding

Sometimes, people prefer to avoid confronting the conflict altogether. This may include delaying a deadline or decision, physically separating the opposing parties, or removing themselves from the situation. Many times, this only pushes the conflict to a later date. 

Competing

Competing style addresses conflict directly and bluntly. The competing style is assertive and uncooperative.

 If you always compete with others rather than compromise, you may stifle helpful input from your classmates and damage your school relationships.

Accommodating

Accommodating style is the opposite of competing style. Accommodating style resolves the conflict by giving in to the opposing party. 

However, it is also crucial for you to know when accommodating someone else might be detrimental to you or your team’s best interest.

Brainstorm examples of conflicts they have seen that fall into one of the three types.
Keep it anonymous: "A and B were planning on..."

Write reflectively on one example that particularly hit home with you. Explain how you would handle that conflict.