Articles for tag: Conflict Management

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School Shooting at Taft Union High School in California

Earlier today Reuters reported another school shooting. This one took place in California where one student open fired and critically wounded another student. Luckily two staff members were able to talk the boy into giving up his weapon before seriously hurting anyone else. He has been arrested. A month has not passed since the bloodbath ...

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New England Patriots and Bill Belichick’s Management Style

What makes the NE Patriots team different from others in the NFL, in terms of their culture and how they are managed? The New England Patriots distance themselves from every other team in the National Football League (NFL) in many aspects. Not only are they the second team to become a dynasty since the salary ...

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Interpersonal Communication: Styles of Conflict

All relationships have conflict. It is the norm. Admittedly, many of us do wish to live a conflict-free existence, but this sort of thinking is unrealistic. It often leads to disappointment and frustration. In fact, one could surely admit a relationship without conflict would be quite boring and meaningless. It is from the management of ...

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Organizational Conflict

Conflict in any organization is inevitable. What is important is the way that conflict is viewed and the way conflict is handled. As Robert Bacall discusses, there is the typical view of conflict as dysfunctional. In this view, when conflict occurs, it is assumed that “the organization is not designed or structured correctly or adequately” ...