Reflective Approach To Conflict In The Workplace

For better or worse, every relationship has some degree of conflict. While conflict, in and of itself, can be very productive, conflict largely seems to carry with it a negative connotation. For this reason, some try to avoid conflict at all cost, and if conflict is embraced and directed as a means to an end, it can prove quite useful. Whether in the workplace or in a home setting, the manner in which I approach to conflict dictates the quality of relationships I share. This reflective essay will hopefully serve to give examples, as to how conflict can be appropriately channeled; also, this essay will highlight some reasons conflict is viewed negatively. Personally, I flex most of my conflict approaches in the workplace. In the grocery business, there is a clearly defined hierarchy of staff, management, middle management, upper …show more content…
In the past, I have had authoritarian leadership, who made our relationship closely model an accommodating style. There way or the highway approaches, as I would put it, and they certainly have a short shelf-life. My current boss, uses a much more complementary approach, as he understands my behaviors and matches them with careful instruction to make me more effective.
Senior Leadership: My relationship with senior leadership is very calculated and offers many approaches to conflict. They bring to the table decades of work related experience, and as such, there are plenty of occasions where I use submission style approaches, and defer to their better judgment. Fortunately, there are plenty of opportunities where they want to hear what is happening on the ground level, and this is where most consensus style is used. They trust our judgment as Area Managers to provide candid and accurate feedback, as it helps they to develop more global strategies for the