Conflict is a part of everyday life, whether it is about business or personal issues, the need to reach a resolve when conflict arises, is an essential part of people maintaining reasonable relationships. Negotiating is an integral part of resolving conflict so each side in a conflict can find some sense of common ground or resolution, regardless of whom it will favor. According Spangle and Isenhart (2008), “Negotiation becomes a means to facilitate relationships based on dialogue and agreements based on understandings.” In some cases, such as with a current neighbor, the art of negotiation through mediation, failed to provide a reasonable agreement regarding my service dog, which has created a heated issue with my downstairs neighbor.
The conflict was regarding my standard poodle service dog, Joia, who at fifty pounds, is a good sized dog, and who does make some noise when she walks, jumps off the bed, couch , or chairs, because her weight is considerable, but being a dog, she is not exceptionally loud. I live on the third floor of a three-story building, so I try to be mindful of those who live below me, especially because I do have a medium size dog, so I do not let my dog play after nine o’clock at night, run around all day (she is very lazy for a two year old), and does not bark. As a …show more content…
In the three weeks at this new apartment, my dog has been attacked twice by unleashed dogs, my neighbor hates my dog and I, and there are not enough disabled parking spots (where parking is already a premium) for my buildings, which management does not deem an issue, which is with 8 handicap accessible units in them. At this rate, I will be honing my negotiating skills in no
The conflict was regarding my standard poodle service dog, Joia, who at fifty pounds, is a good sized dog, and who does make some noise when she walks, jumps off the bed, couch , or chairs, because her weight is considerable, but being a dog, she is not exceptionally loud. I live on the third floor of a three-story building, so I try to be mindful of those who live below me, especially because I do have a medium size dog, so I do not let my dog play after nine o’clock at night, run around all day (she is very lazy for a two year old), and does not bark. As a …show more content…
In the three weeks at this new apartment, my dog has been attacked twice by unleashed dogs, my neighbor hates my dog and I, and there are not enough disabled parking spots (where parking is already a premium) for my buildings, which management does not deem an issue, which is with 8 handicap accessible units in them. At this rate, I will be honing my negotiating skills in no