5 Smart Ways to Resolve Business Conflict
Professional problem-solver, Elizabeth Clemants, gives us her insider tips on defusing conflict.
Meaningful collaboration between great business minds is a beautiful thing-particularly when each party isn’t shy about capitalizing on their unique point of view and skill sets. It’s that kind of authentic personalization that causes a project to resonate with the public on a deep level-which is, of course, what every entrepreneur wants.
When two passionate forces come together and the sky is the creative limit, there is one very real potential problem though: difference of opinion. As with any group endeavor, everyone has to know when to accept constructive feedback, while maintaining their own personal integrity and vision. Finding that middle ground can be tough. Sometimes partners get stubborn and too comfortable with each other; a difference of opinion escalates into a very real conflict. Feelings get hurt, someone threatens to part ways, and all of a sudden you're in arbitration wondering how you got there.
By Molly St. Louis