How do you handle team conflict?

Leading People
Written By Stacia Aylward

The Challenge

Think about an example of a time you faced a conflict while working on a team. What happened, and how did you handle it?

Why do this?

Understanding how you've reacted in the past to difficult situations helps you to prepare better conflict management strategies for the future. (By the way, if you noticed that this challenge is similar to another one you've done, you're right. It is! We developed a whole series on conflict management, and this challenge is part of that series.)

Developing more robust conflict management strategies will make you more adept at working on or leading a team. 

What’s next?

Now think about one thing you could have done differently in that situation to improve the outcome.

Stacia Aylward

Zelos CEO Stacia C. Aylward is an executive leader and lifelong learner with broad professional experience in envisioning and leading programs, projects and teams; facilitating and teaching adults; conducting research; and developing client relationships using proven methodologies in many government and technical fields, including economics, education, healthcare, housing, non-profit governance, IT and law. Stacia holds a master’s degree in Communication and Information, a bachelor’s degree in English, a Six Sigma black belt certification, and a Coach Approach to Leadership credential.

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