Managing Conflict

Your text lists and explains a number of strategies for successfully managing conflict. Your task is to do a Personal Conflict Style Assessment. To do this, you 

a) Must decide which style is your default, or most frequently used conflict management style. 

b) Describe that style and why you believe it to be your personal conflict resolution style (and why it is best for you). 

c) Take any three of the following potential conflict partners and convince me how and why your usual style is the most effective for managing conflict with each OR why you might adopt a different style with each of these conflict partners. Conflict partners: Boyfriend/girlfriend; parent; sibling; co-worker; best friend; boss; roommate; package store salesperson who refuses to accept your ID as legitimate. 

• it must be      typed, 12 point font, Times New Roman or Arial, 1 inch margins all round
• Double      spaced
• It must be      minimum three pages, maximum four pages
• It must be      stapled
• Grammar and      spell check required
• Logical flow      and structure of argument
• Avoid      excessive “spacing” or “indentations”
• Have a cover      page correctly formatted in APA style
• Provide a      references list correctly formatted in APA style

• t must be      typed, 12 point font, Times New Roman or Arial, 1 inch margins all round
• Double      spaced
• It must be      minimum three pages, maximum four pages
• It must be      stapled
• Grammar and      spell check required
• Logical flow      and structure of argument
• Avoid      excessive “spacing” or “indentations”
• Have a cover      page correctly formatted in APA style
• Provide a      references list correctly formatted in APA style