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Which animal do you relate to? 🐻🐢🦉🦈🦊
There are various ways/styles to manage conflict dependant on your personality.
1. Accommodating 🐻
Cooperating to a high degree, sometimes at the expense of your own goals and objectives.
I don’t care that much. I give in!
Pros
- Other party is the expert/has a better solution
- Maintaining relationships
Cons
- May feel resentful for being unable to give their opinion or be heard
2. Avoiding 🐢
This style usually avoids the issues.
I can’t deal with this right now
Pros
- Can be useful in dangerous situations
- Allows you to step back and cool down
Cons
- Avoiding in situations that really matter to you
- Not a good long term solution
3. Collaborating 🦉
Pairs up to achieve goals of both parties, seeking win-win.
Two heads are better than one
Pros
- Reframing the challenge space for everybody’s ideas
Cons
- Requires high-degree of trust, time and effort from everyone involved
4. Competing 🦈
This is the win-lose approach.
I take charge!
Pros
- Assertive way to achieve goals
- Helpful when you need quick, decisive action
Cons
- Not concerned about relationships
- May lead to losing friends
5. Compromising 🦊
This is the lose-lose approach. Neither party achieves what they want.
Let’s meet half way Let’s split the difference
Pros
- When temporary solution is needed
- Or both parties have equally important goals
Cons
- Can be time consuming if both parties do not want to give something up