Conflict Management

Running head: CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
Conflict Management
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT1
In my opinion, there is a lack of common consent and understanding among Jill and Lisa on
the common goals, objectives and overall grounds of professional practice as well as on how
to manage the classroom. It seems possible that both teachers have their own understanding
on how a classroom needs to be managed which have not been discussed upon clearly
between the two teachers which have led to a gap in understanding between them. This also
shows a gap in communication between them, as even though Jill has complaints against
Lisa, she have not communicated her thoughts to her. However, it is unclear whether Lisa is
aware of how Jill feels about her teaching and class management approaches and what her
opinion is about it. It can therefore be assumed that both the teachers show a lack of
cooperation and teamwork and do not share a processional bonding (Broukhim et al., 2019).
If I were in the place of the director, I would also give the same suggestion that was given in
the case scenario, which is to approach Lisa and let her know about what she felt about her
class management approaches. I would encourage a discussion between Jill and Lisa on some
of the common practices on teaching and class management to understand where the
difference in the opinion occurs and addressing them accordingly. I would further
recommend a collaborated session of brainstorming through which a set of common grounds
can be set based on the ideas and feedbacks from both Jill and Lisa. Since the perspectives
and opinions of Lisa cannot be known from the case study, the approach of having an open
and honest discussion with her seem to be the most likely option. A clear an open discussion
can help to clear ut the confusions in between them and being both to a common ground of
understanding (Scherrer, 2017).
My idea of the most effective form of leadership within an educational institution is that of a
‘collegial leadership’ which is characterized by the shared responsibilities between the staff
and the leadership, and based on the values of inclusiveness and develop an environment of
teamwork, cooperation and mutual respect. I believe that a culture of mutual respect and