At one point or another every person has face a conflict in their life. A conflict is an expressed struggle between two interdependent parties who perceive scare resources, incompatible goals, and interference between the other party in achieving their goals (Hocker & Wilmot, 2013). There are five different conflict styles that people uses to solve their conflicts which are avoidance, placating, competition, compromise, and collaboration. However, people tend to use the same conflict style to solve their conflicts. According to Mahaffey (2016) people develop a pattern on how to solve conflict at the age of five. How can a person determine which style to use in every conflict? Or how can they know which conflict style is the …show more content…
Even though, that nobody was totally happy with the result it helped by arranging better the working hours. Nobody was going to work more or less than any other employee. Using the compromise tactic was the best thing to do because it made everybody feel equal. At the end nobody had the forty hours, but the owner increased one-hundred hours to the schedule. This author was very satisfied with the tactic used, because we reached a good agreement and preserved the relationship for the future. Many of the other workers were disappointed but later understood that they would have accepted the same deal if they were in the same position. However, the most important is that the tactics resolved the conflict and did not leaved any hard feelings between the owner and me. This author believes that this tactic was really good for the relationship because each of the interdependent parties involved were willing to cooperate to reach an agreement. Moreover, this tactic focuses in finding a solution that will help resolve the conflict even if it is not what the interdependent party’s desires. Furthermore, this tactic is healthy for relationship because each of the parties has to trade their needs to win concession from the other side …show more content…
However, it might not be the best solution for every conflict. In occasions using the compromise tactic would not be the best thing to solve a conflict because neither party’s preferred solution will be adopted (BOOK). One way that this tactic could be improved is by making one of the intermediates more comprehensive about the other side position. Learning how to properly use every conflict style as a tool can help you resolve any kind of conflict. According to (Book) the most effective conflict style is the collaboration. The collaboration style emphasizes high assertiveness combined with high levels of cooperation. This style will lead to a novel solution that satisfies both parties. Therefore, whenever you have the chance to use the collaboration style you should use it. When it comes to conflict I would like to be more comprehensive and see each side point of view and try to find a solution that would benefit both of the parties. Therefore, learning how to use every style as a tool can help you maintain good relationships even after