Is conflict tearing your organisation apart?

Is conflict undermining the morale and productivity of your team or organisation? If so, you are well aware of the negative consequences that this can have to those that are directly or indirectly involved. Personal differences at a senior level can have a potentially devastating effect on the performance of your organisation and solving such an issue internally can be an extremely difficult task. Inspiring Potential can help you communicate more effectively and reduce conflict.

Inspiring Potential can help you communicate more effectively and reduce conflict.

What sort of issues can arise?

Conflict can be present in an overt ‘open warfare’ form or it can be more discreetly lurking under the surface. These situations can occur between a manager and their direct report, between team members or even between directors. The types of conflict situations that are commonplace are as follows:

  • Personality clashes
  • Difference of opinions around strategy/direction
  • Bullying
  • ‘Political manoeuvring’
  • Frustrations arising from communication styles
  • Disgruntlement following organisational change or promotion decisions
  • Discrete non-cooperation

If you are aware of any of these issues occurring in your organisation, we suggest that contact us to discuss how we may help. It may be appropriate to host facilitated sessions between the parties involved in the conflict or it may be more suitable to work with each party in a one to one capacity through Executive Coaching.

How can Executive Coaching help?

It may be that an individual has a history of conflict with more than one colleague. This may be raised at an employee review or in a 360° Feedback report. One of our coaches would then work with the individual to get to the bottom of the problem. By working through the issue, we can help the employee to:

  • Increase self awareness so they understand their impact on others
  • Understand the underlying reasons why they have a tendency to be involved in conflict
  • Learn new behaviours or strategies to cope better with colleagues
  • Develop better listening and communication skills
  • Understand the differences in personality types (MBTI)
  • Overcome limiting beliefs that may contributing to the problem e.g. “Everyone’s out to get me”

Marielena Sabatier

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