Understanding Conflict

Normalize Conflict

Workplace conflict is inevitable. A workplace consists of many individuals with various backgrounds and workstyles coming together in one setting.

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How Does Conflict Show Up at Work?

  • Differences in personalities
  • Unmet needs in the workplace
  • Lack of necessary resources
  • Unclarified roles in the workplace
  • Poor communication between teams and peers
  • Differences in perspectives

What now?

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences in the poll above. By starting with concrete examples in mind, we can think about what to do when future conflicts arise. We'll dig into that in the next page!

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