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CONFLICT RESOLUTION. 2009. CANADIAN COAST GUARD AUXILIARY - PACIFIC. ARTE and SAVs. ARTE and SAVs. SAVs - Station Assistance Visits ARTE - Advanced Rescue Trainer / Evaluator. ARTE and SAVs.
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CONFLICT RESOLUTION 2009 CANADIAN COAST GUARD AUXILIARY - PACIFIC
ARTE and SAVs • SAVs - Station Assistance Visits • ARTE - Advanced Rescue Trainer / Evaluator
ARTE and SAVs • A Manager or Station can request a Station Assistance Visit to resolve a particular issue that may involve a: 1. Training deficiency 2. Personnel problem 3. Conflict within a station
ARTE and SAVs • ARTE team members are used in this capacity, and may become aware of a situation that needs assessing. • Where issues appear straight forward, they may be able to deal with themselves. • However in more complex human resources situations, they would simply assess, and provide feed back to the Human Resources Manager.
ARTE and SAVs • It is important therefore for ARTE Team members to be aware of the basics of conflict resolution, in order to: 1. obtain the necessary information needed for feedback 2. resolve some simple problems or conflicts that may arise. • It is extremely important that you don’t get in too deep!
What is Conflict? • “An opposition of opinions or purposes that may cause mental strife” – Fight – Argument – Disagreement – Heated Discussion
Causes of Conflict 1 Conflict can stem from: • opposition • a clash of opposing ideas • disagreement • fight or battle • contention, hostility
opposing viewpoints or opinions emotions selfishness miscommunication misunderstandings assumptions Causes of Conflict 2
Ways People Often Deal With Conflict 1. Avoid the conflict 2. Smooth over the situation 3. One or both parties compromise 4. Confrontation 5. Power struggle 6. Consensus
Paradigms • A theory, an explanation, or model of something else. • Wrong or Right map? Imagine you are navigating to find somewhere near Victoria and the chart you have is Vancouver. • The following examples show where two people will look at the same picture and see something different.
Strategies to Get Past Paradigms (Perceptions) • Avoid Assumptions • Validation • Listen • Problem Solving Skills • Tell Your Story
1. Isolate the facts from the emotions: It is easy to get caught up in the emotion of the conflict but try to stick to the facts whenever possible. Conflict Resolution Strategies
2. Task versus relationship: Make decisions according to the rules of the organization, etc. Personal relationships and feelings should be set aside. Conflict Resolution Strategies
3. Listen more By listening to both verbal and nonverbal messages, you can gather more information to make accurate and fair decisions Conflict Resolution Strategies
4. Try to empathize with the person By showing empathy you are indicating that you are respectful of that individual’s perception and the emotions related to the conflict Conflict Resolution Strategies
5. Don’t be defensive Clarifying decisions should be a simple process when that decision is based on facts. Conflict Resolution Strategies
1. Remove the source of the problem 2. Change your perception of the problem 3. Use your coping resources - Flexibility - Communication - Problem solving The 3-step Process for HandlingConflict
90% of conflict occurs not with what was said but the tone in which it was said! A Simple fact
One Way Communication: Sender Message Receiver Communication: 1 Way
Two Way Communication: Sender Feedback Message Receiver Communication: 2 Way
Judging: 1. Criticizing 2. Name-calling 3. Diagnosing Barriers to Effective Communication
Sending Solutions: 1. Ordering 2. Threatening 3. Moralizing 4. Excessive questioning 5. Advising Barriers to Effective Communication
Ordering, directing, commanding Warning, threatening Preaching, moralizing Advising Judging, criticizing, blaming Interpreting, assuming Ridiculing, shaming Blocking Phrases
Reflect meaning- respond to both the content and the feeling Paraphrasing-putting in different words what the other person has said Summarizing- identify the main themes by recapping and focusing on what is next If you don’t understand ask! Active Talking
Active listeners should: S face the person SQUARELY O adopt an OPEN posture L LEAN slightly toward the other person D be at a DISTANCE apart of about 1 metre E keep good EYE contact R try to be RELAXED Active Listening
Assume you do not have all the answers. Ask questions to understand the other person(s). Be prepared to compromise or make a deal. Postpone. Enforce. Compromise. Explore. Strategies to Resolve Conflicts
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