Team Communication & Conflict
If a team is able to communicate, this minimizes the likelihood of conflict. A team must promote collaboration and cooperation and not competition among its members.
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Avoid Dishonest Communication
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Open and honest communication is key. If you are aware of something that is being done wrong and you ignore it and don't speak up this amounts to dishonest communication.
Successful Communication
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To be a successful communicator, which will help avoid conflicts and misunderstandings, you have to listen and you have to learn to understand other team members. This means you must be empathetic. Your team needs to have a common goal and be focused on achieving it. When there is open communication in a group, this results in effective decision making, cooperation, collaboration and avoidance of conflict, notes Conflict 911.com.
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Everyone on the team should have access to information. "Superior communication," where one team member thinks he is superior to the others, must be dissuaded because it will result in a breakdown in communication and lead to competition in the group, which creates conflict and is counterproductive. The team must perceive its performance more important than any performances by individual team members. Do not resort to blaming communication; communicate with the person who is doing the blaming and get to the root of the issue so it can be addressed. Avoid negative communication, which can suck the life out of a group.
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