Resolving Conflicts

Philippines
May 9, 2012 4:46pm CST
Conflict arise once in a while. This is a fact of life. When conflicts cannot be avoided, the key lies in how you handle them. We may encounter conflicts whether at home, in school, or at work. Often, conflicts are caused by simple misunderstandings or petty disagreements. When faced with conflicts, we must be cautious of how we confront them and the person we have a disagreement with. For you my dear mylotters, what are some helpful tips on how to successfully overcome and resolve conflicts?
3 responses
@obe212003 (2299)
• Philippines
10 May 12
Humbling yourself would surely play a psychological effect as this would surely put one's guard down hopefully, lol! If not, then as above, raising your voice tone would also do good. Again if not, then i think the reasonable thing to do is to have a third party involved, someone both seem to respect.
• Philippines
10 May 12
correct.. somebody that's respected by the two could help in resolving the conflict.. i agree with you ^_^
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
10 May 12
For me, i always try to be calm in resolving conflicts, specially when at the office. But i can still remember that time in the office, when i was provoked to the point that i wasn't able to control my self. I yelled and lambast my office mate who really provoked me and i was shaking with anger. However, i was humble enough to apologize , when we were made to appear at the HR room. Sadly, she didn't. What an arrogant employee indeed, my boss was mad at her for provoking me.
• Philippines
10 May 12
maybe she thought that it's her fault and she might be fired :)) thanks for the response anyway..
@bjc66bjc (6730)
• United States
9 May 12
hi edisonbanglos, my most commom way to deal with disagreements. conflicts is to first try to calm myself before jumping in with both feet...I do believe haste makes waste...its always best to try to listen to the other person and try to put yourself in their shoes...Most of the time calminess makes a lot of sense. Thats the pratical way to handle conflict... But to keep it real, screaming and yelling also helps eventually if you can get someone to listen to you without knocking you out... just kidding, but it is very difficult to discuss conflict without actually listening to each other....
• Philippines
10 May 12
very good.. pent up emotions often overwhelm us and get in the way of conflict resolution. Before attempting to resolve a conflict with someone, leave your emotions out of the discussion, remain calm, and stay focused on the issue at hand.