Managing Conflict in Organizational Mergers
Eben discusses what is so difficult about organizational mergers. He offers possible sources of conflict issues and outlines 8 conflict resolution processes that can help mitigate negative feelings. Most importantly he suggests that it is critical to accept conflict that comes from mergers and use it to build a stronger commitment to the new organization.
Weitzman interviewed about work to create interfaith diaglogue between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria
Read MoreQuestions to Help Your Team Work Better Together
More than ever, people today work in teams. The benefits of teams seem obvious: a greater diversity of knowledge and skill; more hands to help with the lift; more perspectives; and the synergy of people working together. And yet, unresolved conflicts in teams are common, and often at the heart of baffling, frustrating organizational problems. Sometimes these conflicts are overt, and sometimes . . . .
Knowing When to Get Help With Organizational Conflict
It’s easy to recognize the need for help with conflict when people are arguing a lot, and those arguments are escalating. It’s harder to recognize when conflict is not visibly escalating. Then you need to recognize destructive conflict by its indirect consequences such as low productivity, falling morale, high turnover, escalating grievances, missed deadlines, and poor work quality. In these cases, three warning signs can alert you to the need for intervention: Decisions Don’t Stick, Silos and Empires, and Unproductive Meetings.
