Comments on: Problem: Conflict in Workplace – Result: People Quit

By: Shannon Munford M.A.

Shannon Munford M.A. — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:50:22 +0000

The most common workplace conflict I see is cause by employees lacking the ability to communicate effectively. We people learn how to express there ideas and feelings to one another workplace conflict drops dramatically.

By: Claudette Christie

Claudette Christie — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:36:08 +0000

My colleague and myself share a particular responsibility in the same department. our skills are different but they dependentut each needs the other for effectiveness. Last year we were planning a big week of events and our new boss kept piling on other ideas/activities that were not in the original plan and we were both exasperated from the workload demands. We talked about this between us. At a meeting with the Boss, I mentioned the workload expecting her to support me. Instead my colleague blurted out that it was I who was complaining about the workload and she has no problem with. I was stunned. Consequently I lost trust in her and our working relationship has not been the same. In fact I have limited my conversation with her to strictly work relate issues and I watch what I say and make no comments that can be repeated. Now she has joined forces with other persons in the organisation and every effort is made to ostracise me, even in our own department. From the feedback I have been getting she has been backstabbing me. I do not want to leave my job and I have been having a hard time suppressing my anger and trying to my tongue in check. What should I do?

By: Claudette Christie

Claudette Christie — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:29:21 +0000

My colleague and myself share a particular responsibility in the same department. our skills are different but at dependent on each other for effectiveness. Last year we were planning a big week of events and our new boss kept piling on other ideas/activities that were not in the original plan and we were both exhausted from the workload. We talked about this between us. At a meeting with the Boss, I mentioned the workload expecting her to support me. Instead my colleague blurted out that it was I who was complaining about the workload and she has no problem with. I was stunned. Consequently I lost trust in her and our working relationship has not been the same. In fact I have limited my conversation with her to strictly work relate issues and I watch what I say and make no comments that can be repeated. Now she has joined forces with other persons in the organisation and every effort is made to ostracise me, even in our own department. From the feedback I have been getting she has been backstabbing me. I do not want to leave my job and I have been having a hard time suppressing my anger and trying to my tongue in check. What should I do?

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:45:19 +0000

CONFLICTS do pave the way for rectification but it is not necessary that all conflicts are to be seen in positive light.Sometimes the conflicts can be challenging to the business and at the same time a disaster for family.
At times we need to avoid conflicts so that positivity flows in keeping the non-favoring elements far from flourishing at the workplace.

By: William Moore

William Moore — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:40:40 +0000

We had a situation in our office, which started about a year ago. A key employee moved out of town, then another got a job offer that was too good not to seriously consider. Negotiations were held, briefly, feelings got hurt, and she left. You could feel the mood of the whole office dropping quickly and the results were predictable. A domino effect had begun and morale was rapidly declining. Since then, two more key employees have left and the productivity of the office has dropped of considerably. Was this whole thing preventable? I believe so. Take care of your key employees and let them know you care!!!