Reaching Resolution

 
! Positions vs. Interests
(HSG:571-577)(MSG:244-251)(ESG:195-196)

  • Position: What a party demands or wants
  • Interest: Why the person wants it (underlying concern)

! Styles of resolving conflict
(MSG:217-229)(HSG:302)(ESG:181-191,197,198,375-382)

  • Cooperative problem-solver
  • Competing
  • Compromising
  • Avoiding
  • Accommodating

! Resolving intra-personal conflicts
(HSG:566)(MSG:282)

  • Identify choices
  • Consider advantages and disadvantages of choices
  • Consider consequences of choices
  • Select most advantageous choice
  • Learn from your mistakes

! Steps to resolving conflicts
(HSG:567) (MSG:275,284,290,309) (ESG:119,242-243,246,247,392)

  • Brainstorm list of problems
  • Choose a problem
  • Describe or clarify problem
  • Brainstorm list of possible solution
  • Choose best solution
  • Implement the solution

! Brainstorming
(MSG:263)(HSG:465-468)(ESG:199-200)

! Common ground
(MSG:241)(HSG:470)(ESG:192-194)

! Practice for resolving conflicts/problem-solving
(MSG:283-312)(HSG:567-631)(ESG:201-209,221-222,226-227,244-245,249,251)

! Dealing with Bullies/Teasers
(ESG:216-220,225)

! Strategies for Resolving Conflicts
(ESG:246)

Compiled by: Kim Strong Lytle, Conflict Resolution Services, Hamilton, Ohio 1999.

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