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SUMMARY:Conflict with Colleagues – Avoiding Workplace Warfare
DESCRIPTION:An interactive training event to provide you with skills to confidently identify conflict within teams and provide mediation to resolve it.\nThe world can feel like an increasingly angry place. From global tensions and political divisions to the pressures of everyday life, conflict seems to be everywhere. But conflict is nothing new. Throughout history, disagreements over power, resources, beliefs and identity have shaped societies, relationships and the course of human events. What has changed is how quickly tensions can escalate, how widely they can spread, and how difficult it can be to find common ground in an increasingly polarised world.\nSo, what does this mean for us at work?\nWorkplaces are microcosms of society, bringing together people with different personalities, experiences, values, expectations and ways of communicating. Add organisational pressures, competing priorities, change and stress, and it is hardly surprising that misunderstandings, friction and disagreements arise. In today’s workplace, conflict can manifest as strained relationships, communication breakdowns, disengagement, absenteeism, formal grievances and, ultimately, the loss of valuable people. Yet conflict itself is not necessarily the problem. Left unmanaged, it can become costly, damaging both individuals and organisations. Employment disputes can bring increased legal exposure, potentially significant settlement costs, lengthy investigations and lasting harm to morale and trust. But approached constructively, conflict can also be an opportunity for understanding, growth and positive change.\nJoin us for an engaging and thought-provoking talk exploring the history of conflict, the challenges we face in today’s increasingly tense world, and how these wider patterns of behaviour show up in our working lives. We will consider why workplace disagreements escalate, the human impact of unresolved conflict, and how we can move away from blame and confrontation towards meaningful conversations and lasting solutions.\nThe talk will also introduce the value of workplace mediation: a practical, impartial and structured approach that gives people the opportunity to be heard, rebuild trust and find mutually acceptable ways forward. We will explore how mediation can help organisations reduce formal complaints, ease workplace stress, protect staff retention and foster cultures built on fairness, dignity and psychological safety. Discover how mediation training equips leaders, managers and HR professionals with practical skills to address conflict early, before it develops into a formal grievance or legal dispute.\nCome and discover how, even in an angry world, we can turn conflict into connection, disagreement into dialogue, and workplace tension into an opportunity for lasting, positive change.\n
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CATEGORIES:Business,Guernsey,Leadership,People
LOCATION:2 Kings Road GY1 1QF Guernsey
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