Conflict Management: Solving Conflicts

When we have communication with each other, we might have different point of views toward different issues because of our own cultures. Like gender differences and different communication channels will affect us to make different decisions and views. Therefore, there will be a conflict created if our views and cultures are different. I usually use escapist style to avoid the conflict since I find it is effective to let us calm down and be serious to think about the problem. So that I can avoid the direct conflict and find out solution after we calm down. If we do not have a great conflict management, it will be harmful and dangerous to our relationships. So we should think twice before we act in order to compromise and solve the conflict. …show more content…
Supportive climates involve communicators who are open to one another’s ideas and feelings. Supportive climates can provide the atmosphere that can easier to let them understand each other. Like in this scenario, roommate A is a vegetarian and he don’t like the smell of meat. But the roommate B doesn’t understand him. Therefore, they have a conflict between each other. Under the supportive climates, they might understand the reasons and views of their stand point. So that they can solve the conflict though finding the solution by themselves.
The second solution to solve this conflict is using the cooperative styles to due to the conflict such as to apologize. Everyone will make a mistake and apologize can show that you are really guilty to create a conflict. As a result, most people will forgive you and if you apologize to them. In this scenario, if roommate B apologizes to roommate A, he might forgive roommate B because he knows that roommate A is not on purpose to not cleaning up the equipment. Therefore, trying to say sorry is an effective way to solve the conflict in managing the …show more content…
Like using the escapist style, competitive style and cooperative style to manage the conflict. Also, I learnt that managing the conflict well can be beneficial to one another. So that I can achieve the win-win situation which both of us can meet our goals and our relationship can be improved. It will be useful in my life since I will have lots of chances to handle a conflict. If I own different great communication skills, I can avoid the direct conflict and fighting that might be harmful to the relationship. As a result, I am able to have better communication with people if I own different interpersonal communication