Provide an example from the workplace where conflict has affected positive and negative change.?
I work in the tire business. If anyone can help with this question it would be great. Or if anyone knows about the tire business and can answer this I would be much abliged.
Environment – Store.
Positive: Two people have "conflicting" ideas about how to merchandise a new line of products. Have each work on a display to show the Mgr. his/her idea. The positive result is two productive employees who have pride in their work *and* a better merchandised store as two displays have been done.
Negative: Same situation as above, but the Mgr. consistently gives the display project to one of the two employees. The negative result is an atmosphere of favoritism, a lack of trust from the management and eventually the "unchosen" employee will become disgruntled and stop trying at all…exactly the opposite from the above at-work attitude.
Good Luck!
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I do not work with the tire business, but i can tell you that conflict occurs in every work place, i work as a receptionist and it is hard to not have disagreements sometimes, conflict can be a good thing and i say so because, some one may be keeping something inside them and when they get into a disagreement it comes out and the problem can be resolve, but a lot of time this goes the opposite way either someone gets fired or they have a big fight. one example of a positive outcome is, the problem will be let out in the open therefore allowing room to resolve, a negative outcome could be someone getting fired or having a fight.
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Environment – Store.
Positive: Two people have "conflicting" ideas about how to merchandise a new line of products. Have each work on a display to show the Mgr. his/her idea. The positive result is two productive employees who have pride in their work *and* a better merchandised store as two displays have been done.
Negative: Same situation as above, but the Mgr. consistently gives the display project to one of the two employees. The negative result is an atmosphere of favoritism, a lack of trust from the management and eventually the "unchosen" employee will become disgruntled and stop trying at all…exactly the opposite from the above at-work attitude.
Good Luck!
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