Top Five Conflict Crushing Hacks For Every Young Professional

Who would have thought that a Return-to-Office (RTO) mandate trigger 63 percent incivility at workplace? But it’s happened, says a recent SHRM Civility Index report. Post covid, this shift in the daily routine has caused workplace conflict. But that’s not all. It turns out that employees avoid co-workers with differing views, poor communication skills and more. Therefore, despite a degree glow up, Gen Z needs skilling in the art of conflict resolution at workplace.

Conflict Resolution@Workplace Explained

This is the art of identifying, managing and settling disagreements in a neutral way for an amicable resolution. Conflict resolution fosters collaboration, boosts productivity, morale and creates workplace harmony.  

Health Benefits

• Improved Mental Health- When resolved, disagreements and misunderstandings pave way for better communication and bonding. Elevated cortisol levels, which are linked to stress-also scale down.

• Higher Productivity- Gets boosted as time is spent more on work, less on resolving issues.

• Collaborative Problem Solving- Gets fostered over a period of time further boosting trust and reliability levels-thus creating emotional balance and a healthier environment.

• Positive Outcomes- Employee satisfaction factor is high and is critical to retention targets and the overall business.

Top 10 Reasons for Workplace Conflict

• Unrealistic Expectations 

• Poor Communication Skills

• Inability to Draw Boundaries

• Lack of Professionalism

• Unclear Goals

• Avoiding Issues

• Workplace Stress

• Personality Differences

• Changes in Direction

• Diverse Working Styles

Data Speak on Workplace Conflict

• Toxic work culture, poor work life balance and stress are resulting in the workplace suffering of 86% Indian employees 

• Poor communication is responsible for 86% of workplace conflicts

• 42% employees are unclear about their work goals 

• One-third HR professionals feel that professionalism has been declining in the last three years 

Hacks to Conflict Resolution

• Active listening skills: People are willing to bare their souls to someone who lends an ear. They feel validated, valued and recognised, when heard. This skill involves being fully focused, being non-judgemental, refraining from giving advice, noticing non-verbal cues, making eye contact and asking questions to get more responses. 

• Privacy Matters: Don’t resolve problems or have difficult conversations in a public setting.

• Response Time: Respond immediately to a situation instead of drawing out things and unwittingly generating a bigger problem or challenge. Involve everyone, keep a cool mind and a calm demeanour.

• Open-minded attitude: Is the willingness to embrace new ideas, attitudes and being inclusive of diverse opinions, values and cultures. It brings people closer, encourages collaboration and personal growth.

• Clear verbal expression: This is integral to communication as it negates misunderstandings, fosters trust and credibility. It also improves efficiency at work. 

• Documentation Matters: For finalising agreements and agreed upon actions.

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