Supervisory Skill Development
Resolving Conflicts - Classroom
(formerly titled Dealing with Conflicts)
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For: First-line managers and team leaders in both office and industrial / manufacturing locations
Conflicts are unavoidable. Dealing with conflicts is a basic skill that leaders need. Without effective
conflict resolution, managers / team leaders can not build effective, productive work teams.
Conflict is a major source of stress and it destroys morale. It also works against cooperation, which is so
important to productivity and effective teams. Most importantly, conflict can consume enormous amounts of time
and energy.
Objectives
Managers and team leaders will learn to:
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Distinguish between the two main causes of conflicts: personality clashes and work structure problems |
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Be aware of the positive and negative by-products of conflicts on the job |
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Accept conflict as an inevitable part of all work situations - one that must be dealt with, not ignored |
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Establish a cooperative atmosphere for resolving conflicts when they arise |
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Help individuals involved in conflicts to understand each other’s point of view |
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Lead them to agree on the facts |
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Help them to agree on a solution |
Description
As the leaders on the front line, managers and team leaders are often the first to hear complaints.
Though these conflicts may often seem unimportant, each conflict and complaint should be addressed and resolved. This module
shows how to resolve simple conflicts and identify the hidden agendas that so often underlie the chronic grievances.
Course Content
Essential Skills of Leadership and Essential Skills of Communicating
An overview of the importance of effective interpersonal skills in managing and communicating with people,
and how these skills support the step-by-step methodology. A review of pre-workshop exercises designed to
start the learning process before the participants arrive at the session.
The Principles of Behavioral Modeling
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Traditional Models |
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Positive Models |
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Discussion |
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Role Plays |
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Job Specific Role Plays |
Course Length and Format
Interactive, 4-hour group workshop designed for 6 to 18 participants
The workshop includes:
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Video presentations of case studies |
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Group to exchange views, experiences, and ideas |
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Exercises to develop and transfer skills. |
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Extensive practice and role-plays |
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Immediate feedback and critique of the manager’s and team leader’s use of the skills and techniques taught in the workshop |
Course Materials
Facilitator’s Guide
Contains complete instructions on how to facilitate the workshop. It includes explanatory text for
the trainer, sample trainer narrative, transcripts of visual segments, and annotation notes.
Participant Workbook
Used to help transfer the step-by-step skills of the behavior modeling process, with job-specific
case studies emphasizing on-the-job aids and resource material supplied within each workbook.
It contains:
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pre-workshop cognitive exercises |
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forms for workshop activities |
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skill practice aids |
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a video synopsis |
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a section to help participants transfer skills back to the workplace includes
a skill application plan, a troubleshooting guide, and a general review |
Video component
Contains an introductory segment and a traditional behavior scenario, followed by a behavior model
Overhead transparencies
Provide for critical skills analysis
Trainer audio cassette
Contains a recording of the explanatory text and sample narrative for each module
Participant practice audio cassette
Offers additional skill-building exercises for workshop participants. It can be used during the workshop session or for self-study later.
Self-Assessment Profile
Facilitates the transfer of learned skills to the workplace.
Memory Jogger Card
Provides a handy, succinct reminder of each module’s skill points. This card is to be handed out at the end of each
workshop, so participants can use it on the job as a reminder of the skill points they have learned.
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Wednesday, January 07, 2009































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