In professional setting, interpersonal conflicts sometimes are inevitable. It is not the conflict you should pay attention more but how you can respond to them as a leader and colleague. It will affect how your employees perceive you as a leader. The way you handling conflict and disagreement at work affects your ability to think, lead, and work effectively.
Dealing with arguments in professional setting
Your team consists of different individual with different thinking and personality. Thus, disagreements are bound to happen eventually. However, it is important to handle disagreement properly to not lead it into long lasting issue within professional setting. It is worse if disagreement at work turns into personal conflict.
Even when you are the leader, your team members may not always agree with our opinion. Different opinions can lead to serious conflict if you don’t address it properly and quickly. It is also important to remind yourself that you cannot just force the others to see from your point of view. Learning how to manage emotions especially during disagreements or small conflict is important. Thus, you emotion won’t take over the control to respond.
It is often that emotion makes people want to act impulsively without thinking of the consequences. This is something you need to avoid especially when you are a leader and leading your team. This behavior will only put your business at risk because the harmony within your team will be disrupted. It is a must to keep reminding yourself that your action affects greatly to others. It affects how the others perceive you as a person and a leader.
One of the most important ways to do to deal with conflict or disagreement at work is to be mindful. It is not easy because being mindful means you stay calm while still being in touch with what is happening around you at the moment. Mindfulness is not about being detached from the reality. It means you are still connected to it but you are in stable state to think clearly. When you are being mindful in handling conflict, you will not judge harshly and emotionally. You will take your time to assess the situation and take the best decision to solve the problems.
Practicing mindfulness is not that simple because there are stress triggers coming to you in many forms at any time. Being mindful all the time is almost inhumane as well. However, you will become better at it if you keep practicing. When you are used to become mindful in any situation, it will easier for you to see the right focus from the best point of view. You can also prevent further conflict and minimize the potential damage.
Leading people while running your business is not an easy task to accomplish. Time will show you how far you have become. Experiences will help you gain wisdom. Constantly learning to improve yourself and bringing positive influence around you will not only help you to become a successful entrepreneur but also a better person.
Edra Maulana