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Handling conflict at work

A short interactive course on the five conflict styles, when each fits, and the cost of using the wrong one.

0.5h CPD on completion - free
What you'll get from this course
  • Name the five conflict styles
  • Match style to stakes and relationship
  • Spot your own avoidance or escalation pattern
About 30 minutes - logs 0.5h to your CPD on completion.

The five styles

  • Competing - I win, you lose
  • Accommodating - you win, I lose
  • Avoiding - nobody wins, nobody loses
  • Compromising - we both give something up
  • Collaborating - we find something better than either of us started with
Scenario

Two team members disagree about the order of work on a shared project. The deadline is in three days.

Your default style

Quick quiz
Find your closest style
1 / 4

When you disagree with someone you:

Reflect

Where might you be over-using your default style? Name one situation.

Your reflection is saved to your CPD log when you mark the course complete.

Finish and log to CPD

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Looking for the deep-dive read? Read the full handling conflict at work guide