10-1

Resolving Conflicts

Resources

•  Discussion and Participation Scoring Guide.

This unit focuses on how leaders can be effective by using power to resolve conflicts. In this discussion, evaluate the ways a leader can resolve conflicts. Using information in your Locke text, answer the following:

• How do managers attempt to resolve conflicts?
• Which of these methods do you feel are most powerful and productive?
• Explain your thoughts.

Read the Discussion Participation Scoring Guide prior to posting to learn how the instructor will evaluate your discussion participation.

Response Guidelines

Read the posts of your peers and respond to two. In your response to each peer, address the following:

• Do you agree or disagree with your peer's assessment of how managers attempt to resolve conflicts? Explain.
• Based on what you learned from your peer and your readings, can you think of any other ways managers can effectively handle conflict? If you have one, please provide an example.