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Despite the considerable effort employers place on promoting teamwork, most workplace teams do not work as planned.
They are not as efficient or effective as expected. There is poor communication and ongoing conflict amongst team members. It may surprise some to learn that the reason behind this has more to do with the design and implementation of the workplace team than the team members themselves.
Leading workplace team (more…)
“He is so unreasonable! He’ll never agree to anything that makes any sense!”
No one likes to be involved in a conflict or difficult relationship, especially when the other person seems so unreasonable. Despite this, it is impossible not to periodically find oneself embroiled in just that…a conflict with an unreasonable person – whether at work or at home. (more…)
Everyone has to deal with conflict: both in the workplace and personal lives. Nurses are no exception.
Nurses, however, are unique in the directions that potential conflict comes from: managers, nursing colleagues, doctors, ancillary staff, as well as patients and their families. In other words for the nurse, workplace conflict is not just a hazard from colleagues and other medical (more…)
It is an expensive truth is that conflict is present in every workplace. It is the single most preventable cause of lost revenue, costing US employers well over a billion dollars every year.
Even simple conflicts involving single employees can easily expand throughout entire teams or units. The resulting environment can profoundly impact (more…)
Unpleasant or difficult interactions between co-workers occur in every workplace. Most would not even consider these interactions a form of workplace conflict; despite this the reality is that conflict is conflict. And the vast majority of workplace conflict incidents are problematic.
Employers and managers often assume that these interactions are inconsequential events that occur and are then over, (more…)
Workplace conflict is not a new problem.
However, as employers continue to navigate the current economic climate, their success is increasingly connected to their ability to create highly productive workplaces staffed by engaged and committed employees. As a result, a primary issue that these employers must confront is workplace conflict. (more…)
When we first start a relationship, we tend to emphasize similarities. When a relationship is ending we tend to focus on the differences. This may seem an obvious statement, but as a couple goes through the divorce process it is important to remember that you tend to see the other person through a filter of negativity that emphasizes the disparities.
We provide mediation services for most any dispute with offices and mediators throughout the US. If you are interested in finding out if CFR can facilitate an efficient and effective resolution to your conflict or dispute contact us.
If mediation is going to be successful it is important that everyone first agree to participate and then agree on the provider. (more…)
It would be hard not to have heard of the eavesdropping and wiretapping scandal enveloping the Murdoch family. The Murdoch family recently closed down their banner news publication News of the World in the UK as a result of the wiretapping scandal.
A parallel issue is occurring in the Murdoch family, one many family businesses have to deal with regardless of the size: that of succession. (more…)
Conflict arises between people naturally for a variety of reasons, even in the workplace. People disagree about basic beliefs, facts, goals, habits, needs, values, preferences and much more. Other times a conflict arises that seems to be over something small – seemingly incidental issues. Things as little as a look, a tone of voice, or some other minor point can cause a significant conflict to break out. Usually, these minor conflicts are truly indicative (more…)
