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Managing the Costs of Workplace Conflict
Recent research suggests that between
30 –50% of a typical manager’s time is spent managing
workplace conflict and that senior HR executives spend up to 20%
of their time in litigation activities. The costs of organisational
conflict include staff absenteeism, attrition and litigation expenses;
while low morale...
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The Use of Conflict Coaching in Australia
by the Department of Defence
Managers and personnel are often able
to successfully deal with conflict and resolve difficulties in
their work area. However, when this is not possible management
may need to use more formal administrative processes to try and
restore workplace harmony. This could include performance management
processes or even taking...
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Conflict Coaching For Managers
Leaders and managers understand that conflict is a time consuming and potentially costly part of organisational life. Developing conflict
management capabilities is critical for effective organisational development....
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Peer Conflict Coaching: Another Dispute
Resolution Option
Conflict coaching is a concept that combines
dispute resolution and coaching principles. It is a one-on-one
confidential and voluntary process in which coaches work with
individual clients to help them resolve disputes and to prevent
unnecessary ones. Peer coaching may be used for many reasons and
in many contexts, including conflict. Peer conflict coaching is
a specific process in which staff members coach others at their
same 'level'. That is, manager to manager, non-manager to non-manager...
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Conflict Coaching: A Preventative Form
of Dispute Resolution
The fields of coaching and dispute resolution
effectively unite in the provision of interest-based conflict
coaching. Mediators have operative skills and knowledge to apply
ADR principles for the purpose of coaching people to prevent and
resolve disputes. The addition of conflict coach training expands
that integral base and extends the dispute resolution field to
one-on-one assistance with conflict management.
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