Conflict "Management"

I'm a very adversarial person. I know I have to realize that many don't appreciate my sometimes "in your face" approach. My perspective is that I don't get in your face until I feel like I'm not being heard. I know others see it differently.

Whether I do or not, I far too often come across the other extreme - Conflict Avoidance. Many who what to   go along to get along - or want others to go along - would rather stack their teams with moles.

I don't mean spies.

Rather, they run in their tunnels, in the dark, avoiding others until they have to come up for air like in a meeting. Even then, they turn a blind eye to inter-personal issues or other work issues.

Unfortunately, they feel productive as they run underground. What they don't know is how much more creative and productive they could be by opening their eyes and mouths and having a fight every now and then.Of course I don't mean a fist-fight. Or even an emotionally charged argument. Let's open ourselves up for disagreement. For reasoned argument. For facts or viewpoints not previously considered.

If we do this in and adult manner, our organizations will be better off.

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