Team Dynamic
There are many aspects to team dynamics. One aspect of having a successful team is conflict resolution. Conflict is a natural part of life. Everyone will be faced with a conflict at some point. It is how you deal with the conflict that will determine whether or not you succeed, or reach your objective. This applies when working in teams also. By identifying different strategies of conflict resolution and by identifying those conflicts early, teams will often benefit in a variety of ways from conflict that is effectively resolved.
The first step in understanding how to deal with conflict is to know what it means. The Encarta dictionary (2007) defines conflict as a disagreement or clash between ideas, principles, or people. In a team setting, you could have one or all of these. Conflict could arise from a number of sources. It all starts with the fact that in a team setting, each team member has their own set of ideas. Every individual has brings their own personality to the team. This is one source of conflict. Personality differences can be both good and detrimental to a team's success. Each team member needs to remember that each person comes from a different background. This means that if there are five people in a group, then their will be five different personalities with varying opinions. Sometimes a person could have such a dominate personality that it could destroy the chemistry of the whole team. For example, if one team member is extremely overbearing, the other team members could become defiant, or even submissive. This could severely hinder any progress that the team has toward reaching its goal.
Another source of conflict could be procrastination. This is where a team member does their part at the last minute. Some team members would prefer to get things done right away. While others live for the pressure of imminent deadlines (Dejanasz, Dowd & Schneider, 2001). This type of conflict can really hinder a team's...
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