2. Workplace Conflicts…!
• They are Inevitable
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• You can never deny it..?
• Always expect that it will
happen
3. Factors for Workplace Conflicts
• Taken advantage of or taken for granted
• Perfectionist Boss
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• No compensation, reward or acknowledgements
• Unrealistic or Unmet expectations from both sides
• No clarity of Values and Goals
• Values and Goals not synchronized
• Mis-Communication or No Communication
• Varying Perceptions or Assumptions at times
• Ego clash or Blame Game
4. Effects of Workplace Conflicts
• Waste of Time and Energy
• Broken Relationship
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• Decreased productivity
• Increased Stress
• Absenteeism
• Delays in Actions and
Decisions
• Violence
• Accidents
• Psychosomatic Diseases
5. How to Reduce Workplace Conflicts?
Four Steps for Managers:
1. Developing
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Communication Skills
2. Clarification of
Expectations
3. Practicing Interpersonal
Skills
4. Setting up behavioural
consequences
6. 1. Developing Communication Skills
• Articulating and Expressing
the thoughts and feelings
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instead of sulking inside
• Giving and Receiving open
Feedback
• Using “I” statements
instead of “You”
• Improving Active Listening
Skills
• Empathizing and being
Compassionate
7. Remember the 10 C’s
• Communicate
instead of Conflicts
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• Clarify
instead of Challenging
• Collaborate
instead of Confronting
• Compliment
instead of Criticizing
• Connecting
instead of Confusing
8. 2. Establish clear Expectations
• Adopting a No-Blame
Approach
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• Clarifying what is expected
• Aligning Values and Goals
• Expectations of Standards
and duty
• Negotiating Performance
Standards
• Collaborating using Win-
Win Strategy
9. 3. Practicing Interpersonal Skills
• Becoming genuinely
interested in People
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• Separating People from
Issues
• Being sensitive to people
• Acknowledging &
Appreciating
• Treating staff and
subordinate like family
members
10. 4. Behavioural Consequences
• Removing the rotten apples
from the basket or at-least
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separating the healthy ones
from the rotten
• Those who are Un-
cooperative and Unwilling
to Change, express the
consequence of un-desired
behaviour in a non-
threatening way
11. Can a Manager get Angry?
• Anger is not good or bad,
taking action in anger
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without thinking is bad
• Communicate your anger
verbally (assertively) by “I
am not happy with this.. I
don’t like what’s going on..”
• Convert Anger into Positive
Communication and then
anger can be motivation
12. Tips for Staff and Subordinates
• Speak up – Openly, directly,
honestly, appropriately
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without feeling guilty or
emotional
• Express Needs and Wants
in a healthy way
• Do not let feelings bottle-
up in rage or explosion
• Change attitude and shift
perspective of people and
situation
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