Coffee Chat on 15 September at 11 AM EST: Handling Conflicts in Your Team ☕

“We are all in this together” is something to remember always

This is good stuff!

Thank you, @foxcubmama 

Today’s session as always was amazing! Thanks for making it a great place to learn, @manns, @foxcubmama@finn, @alyssia.correa, @Divya Murthy(for being an amazing colleague and helping me out here), and @mmccoy ☕

A4. Working from home has certainly become the new standard, but it does not mean that employees or conflicts between teams have ceased. In my view, conflict management has not changed significantly despite the fact that employees are at a distance. The key elements that management should be mindful of while addressing should be basic, but equally important. Such as the transparent communication, the documentation of the matter, the establishment of certain rules of the conversation, the contextual research and the validation of this research, and, more importantly, the hearing of the disputing parties.

A1. Differences are inevitable when passionate people work together and honestly difference of opinion does create a healthy and skillful work environment. Sadly, these differences of opinion, sometimes lead to conflict. These conflicts result from positions, strategies or opinions. A major reason is the lack of transparent communications and expectations. This may also be something as simple as two colleagues who do not agree.

I had to leave the chat at 4:45 yesterday so I didn’t post my last point (it’s a follow-up).

After I stated “...reminding people that we win or lose, in work terms, together” I then thought about how we need to be careful that the employed performance metrics and their reporting not only don’t drive the wrong behaviors but also conflict situations.

It’s an amazing chat. Coffee makes everyone mood perfect. My all time favorite whenever I am working midnight on a site and I love to take.