The Importance Of Conflict In The Workplace

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The store manager then had a meeting with all the employees in the store a few weeks later reiterating that taking anything from the store without paying for it is stealing and that we have an obligation to report activity if we are aware of it. This created a personal conflict (Stojkovic, et al, 2015) as I was battling with myself about the right thing to do. However, it was impossible to do the right thing as my co-workers would treat me differently and I would become isolated from the group. Furthermore, not reporting this behaviour normalizes the behaviour and increases the likelihood of others engaging in it. As a result, it creates group conflict in the organization where it is the management against the crew members, where based management …show more content…
Furthermore, distrust might form among the groups as that social cohesion or bond might be broken because the co-worker reported the manager (Stojkovic, et al, 2015). Additionally, intraorganizational conflict is also created as this is an order from the top down that all deviant activities must be reported (Stojkovic, et al, 2015). Therefore, the organizational rules and regulations are expected to be followed by all employees (Stojkovic, et al, 2015). However, this does not always work out as expected as it can negatively affect the working environment, creating strife and harassment towards the employee (Stojkovic, et al, 2015).
Strength & Weaknesses Strengths are an important aspect of our everyday lives as it builds character and confidence (Kondilis, 2011). However, with our strengths comes our weaknesses which can sometimes limit our ability to do things (Kondilis, 2011). Therefore, it is
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From experience, areas such as communication, leadership, decision making, team building when developed are very beneficial to the individual. I was mostly a leader in an informal role, however, I was able to inspire the people that I work with. My roles at the different organizations taught me the importance of teamwork and how it can benefit the organization. Over the years, my communication skills have developed as I have become more outspoken and my fear of public speaking has subsided. Furthermore, it created this outgoing personality where I am able to approach and make conversations with strangers, something I was afraid of doing when I was much younger. The areas that I was chosen as a leader (e.g. group presentations and team leaders at work), I exerted more of an achievement-oriented leader most of the time. However, looking back I realized that, a more participative or supportive leadership role would have fostered a better working environment. Furthermore, having a conceptual decision making style would have allowed these people to participate in decisions that would most likely affect them, which would have increased productivity and well-being. Additionally, from past experiences I realized that I excel in informal leadership roles at school and in the workplace. Therefore, I should allow myself to obtain a formal leadership role,

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