On average, U.S. employees spend 3 hours a week actively dealing with conflict. Ever have a colleague overstep their boundaries? Had intense debates over priorities with another department? You know that conflict management is an important part of your job.
This is controversial, but here it goes: Compromising isn’t always the best tactic to deal with conflict.
Chances are, you heavily rely on only 1 or 2 conflict resolution styles, and perhaps compromising is one of them. But are there other, more effective options?
This chart shows how to broadly think about choosing a conflict style and shows some of the big questions you should consider.
As always, feel free to reach out to Lauren Meagher at lauren@evoluteconsult.com with questions about how to apply this to your particular situation.
