Question

After reading about the five techniques for managing conflict (page 69), which ones do you find yourself using in your personal life when faced with conflict? Do you think you will also use the same technique in facilitating groups? Try to use personal examples and be specific.

Answer 1

There are five techniques for managing conflict which is :-

* Accommodate

* Compromise

* Avoid

* Collaborate

* Compete

By the way, all these are useful for managing conflict. But the mostly, I prefer to use collaborating technique to resolving conflicts

I like this method most because in my personal life to face conflict. In this method I satify my need with the fulfilling of other person needs. Like if any conflich occur betmeen me and my mother, I use to prefer to do something which also not upset my mom and also not me.

Fo example :- My mother want me to buy a grocery and some household products but I have to go with friends on my friend's birthday party. So I use collaboration method to manage this conflict. I said that in the time of returning back from the party.I will take these husehold products with me. So my mom agree with me. And I also satify with this.

Yes, I will also use the same technique in facilitating groups because more than other techniques, these technique is more useful for group conflicts. I am saying this because of my personal experience. This technique helps us to talk together and then find solution for problems which satisfy all of us, all the members of group.

For example :- when I go outside with my frinds and we argue for in which restaurant we go. So we all give five name of restaurants and then which name is common, we go there. So all will satisfy in this process.