Conflict Resolution Strategies
Conflict among team members can disrupt productivity. Conflict resolution is the ability of a team to work together to resolve conflict and differences.
What is a team but a group of people who work together to complete a common purpose or goal. A group can consist of people who work well together or that may never have worked together at all but their common goal is the same or similar. (DeJanasz, Dowd, & Schneider, 2001) A team must have at least three or more members that all work together to achieve the same purpose or goal less than three members is not considered a team they are a pair or group. A group of three or more only becomes a team when each member is committed to each other and to completing the end product or goal. In a team environment, there is a higher degree of cohesiveness and accomplishment than with just a group. (DeJanasz, Dowd, & Schneider, 2001)
Benefits of a Team
Some benefits to being a part of a team is with a team one gains benefit from increased creativity. With three or more creative minds brainstorming ideas many different creative ideas may be expressed and added to by others it gives one different options that they may not have seen or thought of. Another benefit to this is with different options given by many different people problem solving new innovative ideas can arise.
With all team members giving ideas, adding different perspectives and improving on each other’s thoughts then the team will also make higher quality end decisions on their projects. Like the old saying goes two or more minds are better than one. With each member of the team giving a different prospective or improving on someone else’s many ideas can be tested and further impr ...