Question

In a 500 word journal entry, discuss examples of team building, negotiation and conflict management skills that you witnessed while on your field experience site. Conclude your journal with a reflection on how you will demonstrate these skills as a public health professional.

Answer 1

Team building is the process of adapting a group of individuals with different needs, backgrounds & expertise at the same time transforming them by various methods into an integrated, effective work unit.

Furthermore team building involves relationships in peers with a broad range of skills.

Examples of Team-Building Activities:

·         Scavenger Hunt

It can encourage teamwork, build problem-solving skills with laughter creating friendly environment within team.

• Volunteerism

This exercise promotes and encourages teamwork by allowing staff members to work in their areas of choice by interest.

• Brainstorming strategies
• Effective communication during decision making
• Involvement of every member during policy making
• Involvement of every member during decision making
• Facilitating group discussion

Thus by adopting above techniques and exercise teambuilding approach can be justified.

Conflict Resolution Techniques

Following are the conflict resolution techniques to help resolve issues in the office:

·         Listen, Then Speak Out

·         Promote Teamwork

·         Be Impartial at the leadership position

·         Offer honor for encouraging and motivating

·         Do Not Postpone Conflict Resolution as possible

Negotiation:

At the end of the section it is advisable to resolve conflict with negotiation at every level within the workplace to improve interpersonal relations in the organization.

At the last these skills of team building, negotiation and conflict resolution techniques will create a positive organizational environment providing the sense of organizational etiquettes for the wellbeing of organization as well as to develop interpersonal skills.

These techniques will help in problem solving as well as decision making activities, adaptability and planning activities and ultimately it will lead to building trust within employees.