Morrison, JD Associate Faculty Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health cmorrison@createagreement.com When Things Don’t Work: Recognizing and Resolving Conflict... Learning Object
Trang 1LEADERSHIP PROGRAM 2012-2013 Sponsored by the Provost’s Office
Johns Hopkins University
Catherine J Morrison, JD Associate Faculty Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
cmorrison@createagreement.com
When Things Don’t Work:
Recognizing and Resolving Conflict
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• Understand the fundamental concepts of conflict management
Acquire specific tactical approaches to conflict situations
Apply that understanding to more effectively assess and manage two-party and multi-party conflicts
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Trang 4How can we manage the energy of conflict?
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Trang 5Use cognitive conflict
Disagreement about ideas
and approaches
Issue focused, not personal
Characteristic of high
performing groups
Amason, A.C., Thompson, K.R., Hochwarter,
W.A., & Harrison, A.W (1995, Autumn)
“Conflict: An Important Dimension in
Successful Management Teams.”
Organizational Dynamics, 24(2), 22-23.
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Trang 6Avoid affective conflict
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Personal antagonism fueled by differences of opinion
Destructive to group performance and
cohesion
Ibid., 24.
Trang 7How can we keep conflict cognitive?
Mediation Services (2003) Foundational concepts for understanding conflict Winnipeg, MB,
Canada
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Trang 8Step 1 Make the approach
Reflect before you begin
Invite the other party to
Trang 9Step 2 Share perspectives
Ask for the other person’s
Trang 10Understand why your views differ
Clark, W (October 17, 2005) People Whose Ideas Influence Organisational Work
- Chris Argyris In Organisations@Onepine Retrieved March 8, 2009, from http://www.onepine.info/pargy.htm
Trang 11Name the issues
Identify topics that the
parties view as important
Trang 12Step 3 Build understanding
Trang 13Step 4 Agree on solutions
Reality test – Is this
doable?
Durability test – Is this
durable?
Interest test – Does this
meet all parties’
interests?
Ibid.
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Trang 14Step 5 Plan next steps
Jointly create action
plan
What needs to happen?
Who needs to do what?
By when?
How will interaction take
place if problems occur?
Ibid.
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Trang 15Tools for Conflict Management
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Trang 16That’s true but…
What
doesn’t
work
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Trang 17That’s true and…
What
does
work
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Trang 19The “third story”
What
does
work
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Trang 21You get the picture…
What
doesn’t
work
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Trang 22Match and lower, match and raise
What
does
work
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Trang 23“Faced with the choice between changing one’s
mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everybody gets busy on the proof.”
John Kenneth Galbraith
Trang 24Sources and Recommended Reading
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Trang 25Amason, A.C., Thompson, K.R., Hochwarter, W.A., & Harrison, A.W (1995, Autumn) “Conflict: An Important Dimension in Successful Management Teams.” Organizational Dynamics, 24(2), 20-35.
Clark, W (October 17, 2005) People Whose Ideas Influence
Organisational Work - Chris Argyris In Organisations@Onepine Retrieved March 8, 2009, from
http://www.onepine.info/pargy.htm
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Trang 26Garmston, R.J (Summer 2005) “Group Wise: How to turn conflict into an effective learning process.” Journal of Staff Development, 26(3), 65-66.
Mediation Services (2003) Foundational concepts for
understanding conflict Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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Trang 27Robinson, R J (1997, February 6) Errors in Social Judgment:
Implications for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Harvard Business School Publishing, Case Note 897103, pp 1-7 .
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Trang 28Recommended Reading
Sussman, L (1999, January 15) How to Frame a Message: The Art
of Persuasion and Negotiation Business Horizons, pp 2-6.
Tannen, D (1995, September-October) The Power of Talk: Who Gets Heard and Why Harvard Business Review, pp 138-148.
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