Programme sheet

Managing Repetitive Conflict Sources at Work

Conflicts & TensionsCommunication & FeedbackAll employees≈ 20 min
Key skill: Conflict management & resolution

Summary

Three sources of recurring conflict that a manager can actually address — lack of information, diverging interests, and work organization — and the right action for each: clarify, negotiate, refine the organization.

Target audience

Anyone looking to improve their quality of life and relationships

Learning objectives

  • Differentiate between treatable and untreatable sources of conflict
  • Clarify information to prevent misinterpretation and rumors
  • Reconcile diverging interests through negotiation
  • Clarify work organization to prevent tension

Module outline

  • ArticlesConflicts with your manager: a detailed table of friction points and solutions · The manager's role in conflict (90% of cases) · The manager's three stances toward conflict: participant, mediator, or referee
  • Expert videoJean Poitras distinguishes between treatable and untreatable sources of conflict and presents the three "treatable" sources
  • AnchoringA quiz and true/false questions to deepen the topic and anchor what you've learned
  • Memo cardA downloadable coaching memo card: the key takeaways from the expert video
  • CommitmentConcrete examples to help you define your own commitment

Models & methods

The treatable/untreatable sources distinction; three treatable sources; the solutions: clarify, negotiate, refine work organization.

Research-based

An approach formalized by Jean Poitras, a Canadian mediation expert (the distinction between treatable and untreatable sources of conflict).

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