Tag: Tips & Advice on Conflict Resolution

How to Handle Conflict in the Workplace

How to Handle Conflict in the Workplace

Published: January 12, 2022 | Last Updated: December 3, 2023by Kent McGroarty

Even the most harmonious work environments can experience issues at various times. Learning how to handle conflict in the workplace effectively sidesteps major problems that can result in serious tension for weeks or months at a time. Thankfully, there are many ways to resolve conflicts that help everyone get past the problem and continue working...

What is the Best Way to Maintain a Happy Work Environment?

What is the Best Way to Maintain a Happy Work Environment?

Published: September 24, 2021 | Last Updated: August 8, 2023by Vanessa Rose

When employees are happier, businesses do better. From retention to innovation, customer service to costly mistakes, improved employee morale means an improved bottom line. Better morale also means fewer instances of workplace conflict which can slow down productivity, increase stress and tension, and lead to expensive distractions among employees. So if happy employees create better...

Peacebuilding Panel Discussion – How to Deal with Social and Political Conflict in the Workplace

On August 26, 2021, Pollack Peacebuilding Systems hosted a panel discussion over new difficulties employers are facing while people are transitioning from remote to in-person work. Four peacebuilders came together to discuss “How to Deal with Political and Social Conflict in the Workplace”. As more people are coming back to work with our society being...

How to Resolve Misunderstandings in the Workplace

How to Resolve Misunderstandings in the Workplace

Published: August 27, 2021 | Last Updated: December 1, 2023by Vanessa Rose

Have you ever been in a relationship that didn’t encounter at least the occasional misunderstanding? Misunderstandings can happen frequently in human interactions because each individual brings their own life context to the table, and when we hear things from other people, we filter them through the context we have. Our context is made up of...

Research Pinpoints Kosovan Teachers’ Job Stressors

Research Pinpoints Kosovan Teachers’ Job Stressors

Published: August 4, 2021 | Last Updated: December 1, 2023by Everett Boudrieau

Summary of: Shkëmbi, F., Melonashi, E., & Fanaj, N. (2015). Workplace stress among teachers in Kosovo. SAGE Open. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2158244015614610 Background & Theory: Teaching is one of the most thoroughly investigated professions for workplace stress. In Europe, stress was reported as most common in education and health-related professions, and within countries like Greece and Slovenia, high...

Bring More Peace Into Your Life with Jeremy Pollack – Tip #21: Take Care of Yourself

This week’s conflict resolution tip is about the importance of taking care of yourself. Self-care is extremely important for effective conflict resolution. It is difficult to have a sense of internal peace when we’re not actively taking care of ourselves. Further, when we do not have a balanced sense of inner peace, it is difficult...

Research Explores Use of Conflict Management Games in Resolving and Understanding Workplace Conflict

Summary of: GanshKumar, R., Sujatha, L., & Guru, K. (2021). Effectiveness of conflict management games and activities in workplace. Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education, 12(11), 395-400. https://doi.org/10.17762/turcomat.v12i11.5891 Background & Theory This article explores the benefits of conflict management games (and similar activities) to determine conflict management styles within a team in the workplace...

Bring More Peace Into Your Life – Tip #20: Get Out of Autopilot

Bring More Peace Into Your Life – Tip #20: Get Out of Autopilot

Published: July 26, 2021 | Last Updated: August 30, 2023by Jeremy Pollack

This week’s conflict resolution tip is about getting out of autopilot when in conflict. When we get into conflict, we usually feel our needs are threatened in some way. In reaction to this perceived threat, our sympathetic nervous system activates, and we go into fight or flight mode. This makes us defensive and offensive towards...

Bring More Peace Into Your Life – Tip #19: Acknowledge Impact

Bring More Peace Into Your Life – Tip #19: Acknowledge Impact

Published: July 19, 2021 | Last Updated: January 5, 2024by Jeremy Pollack

This week’s conflict resolution tip is about the importance of acknowledging impact when in conflict. This is an incredibly important part of conflict resolution, especially when attempting to reconcile something that happened in the past. Often, when someone has an issue with something we have done, we like to immediately find solutions to resolve the...