Each session of this course will provide compound theoretical overview on the aspects of conflict management. It will also incorporate a range of participatory activities – class discussions and presentations, case studies and simulation games that will provide the participants with hands-on skills and tools in effective conflict management and analysis, principled negotiation and mediation.
- Discuss and define the multiple understandings, assumptions of conflict, and to understand the causes of conflict theories
- Describe and conduct methods of conflict analysis
- Recognize the styles, methods and approaches of dealing with conflict
- Identify their own styles (with strengths and weaknesses) of addressing conflicts and evaluate their potential in effective conflict management
- Choose appropriate behaviours or change perceptions to prevent or resolve conflict
- Effectively communicate and behave during conflict in a manner that will achieve results satisfactory to both sides
- Learn the anatomy and factors of organizational conflicts, and techniques in reducing conflict through proactive management actions
- Learn the anatomy and factors of organizational conflicts, and techniques in reducing conflict through proactive management actions
- Acquire negotiation and mediating skills to be able to build agreement between conflicting parties
- Become better at managing themselves and others when there is conflict
- Lead and motivate employees out of conflict causing behaviours, to increase morale and build more productive teams
- Handle anger and emotion more professionally and deal with negative or aggressive behaviours more successfully
- Understanding Conflict
- Analysing Conflict
- Responding to Conflict
- Communication in Conflicts
- Conflict Resolution Strategies
- Conflict in Organizations
- Conditions and antecedents of conflict in the organizations
- Employee motivation and expectations
- Interpersonal and organizational factors
- Types of conflicts
- Stages of organizational conflicts
- Manager’s role in managing conflict
- Conflict prevention
- Course Overview
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Each session of this course will provide compound theoretical overview on the aspects of conflict management. It will also incorporate a range of participatory activities – class discussions and presentations, case studies and simulation games that will provide the participants with hands-on skills and tools in effective conflict management and analysis, principled negotiation and mediation.
- Course Objectives
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- Discuss and define the multiple understandings, assumptions of conflict, and to understand the causes of conflict theories
- Describe and conduct methods of conflict analysis
- Recognize the styles, methods and approaches of dealing with conflict
- Identify their own styles (with strengths and weaknesses) of addressing conflicts and evaluate their potential in effective conflict management
- Choose appropriate behaviours or change perceptions to prevent or resolve conflict
- Effectively communicate and behave during conflict in a manner that will achieve results satisfactory to both sides
- Learn the anatomy and factors of organizational conflicts, and techniques in reducing conflict through proactive management actions
- Learn the anatomy and factors of organizational conflicts, and techniques in reducing conflict through proactive management actions
- Acquire negotiation and mediating skills to be able to build agreement between conflicting parties
- Become better at managing themselves and others when there is conflict
- Lead and motivate employees out of conflict causing behaviours, to increase morale and build more productive teams
- Handle anger and emotion more professionally and deal with negative or aggressive behaviours more successfully
- Course Outline
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- Understanding Conflict
- Analysing Conflict
- Responding to Conflict
- Communication in Conflicts
- Conflict Resolution Strategies
- Conflict in Organizations
- Conditions and antecedents of conflict in the organizations
- Employee motivation and expectations
- Interpersonal and organizational factors
- Types of conflicts
- Stages of organizational conflicts
- Manager’s role in managing conflict
- Conflict prevention