Healthy conflict can be inspiring and invigorating. Now I find that it pays to listen to other opinions - even if I totally disagree, it may spur me to think about a different, better solution to the problem. I spent a good portion of my life as a 'know-it-all', and I believed that winning an argument meant not conceding any of the other side's points. People have different perspectives and I've frequently found that by stopping and really listening to someone who is arguing with me, I'll understand some aspect of the issue I hadn't considered. Some conflict is inevitable and productive. It's important to understand that not all conflict is bad. It's useful to understand the different kinds of strategies you can use to handle conflict and to know which styles are most comfortable to you. And some people will use different strategies depending on who the conflict is with. ![]() Some may try to 'beat' the other guy down, others will avoid conflict at all costs, and still others may try to find common ground. ![]() People have different ways of dealing with conflicts.
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