Conflict and Negotiations.

Conflict and Negotiations 1
Conflict and Negotiations
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Conflict and Negotiations 2
Conflict and Negotiations
How would you ensure sufficient discussion of contentious issues in a work
group? How can managers bring unspoken conflicts into the open without making them
worse?
There are several strategies that can be used to ensure that any contentious issues in a
work group are sufficiently discussed. One of these is for the leader(s) of the group to
convene a meeting of the group members so that they can air out their concerns. In case the
group is large or there is no appropriate time all group members to meet, the members could
elect some representatives to find a resolution (Rahim, 2017). Managers can bring unspoken
conflicts to the open without making them worse by ensuring that they are objective. In
addition to being objective, managers should be weary of pointing fingers. Rather, they
should focus on managing the conflict at hand.
How can negotiators use conflict management strategies to their advantage so
that differences in interests may not lead to dysfunctional conflicts but rather to positive
integrative solutions?
There are plenty of conflict management strategies that have been unearthed by
modern research. These strategies have been proved to work in most situations and lead to
positive or constructive conflict resolution. Therefore, negotiators may utilise these strategies
to their advantage in helping the conflicting parties come together in harmonious ways. Using
these strategies would help ensure that the conflict at hand is resolved amicably and that it
doesn’t raise further issues in future. Modern conflict resolution issues focus on resolving the
conflict itself rather than focusing on emotions and other ill feelings that may be brought
about by conflicts (Hopkins and Yonker, 2015).