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The Fundamentals of Conflict Transformation

Discover proactive, transformational strategies for resolving and preventing conflicts
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Course: On-Demand
Advanced Provider KnowledgeCity  5 Lessons ·  13m  in Arabic, English, Spanish 

Course Description

Conflicts are bound to occur in your workplace at some point. When they occur, you have a few options. You can choose to quickly fix the issue and move on, but underlying issues may persist. These could lead to additional and worsening issues over time. In these situations, it’s a good idea to tackle the issue of conflict at its source. This is the art of conflict transformation: facilitating lasting, positive change instead of simply resolving disputes. Each struggle is seen as an opportunity for improvement and a chance to transform your organization into a more open, collaborative, and successful environment.

In this course, we’ll introduce conflict transformation and provide examples of how it benefits companies. We’ll consider what causes workplace conflict and how you can address these challenges as they arise. We’ll also introduce common conflict transformation strategies that you can use to transform how conflicts are perceived and guide your organization confidently forward with a new, positive mindset.

What You'll Learn

  • Distinguish traditional conflict management from conflict transformation
  • Recognize the sources and dynamics of conflict in the workplace
  • Apply common conflict transformation strategies in your organization
  • Address workplace conflicts at their source rather than only resolving disputes
  • Transform how conflicts are perceived to guide your organization forward with a positive mindset

Key Takeaways

  • Conflict transformation focuses on facilitating lasting, positive change rather than simply resolving disputes.
  • Quickly fixing an issue may leave underlying problems that can lead to additional and worsening issues over time.
  • Each conflict can be seen as an opportunity for improvement and a chance to make an organization more open, collaborative, and successful.
  • Understanding what causes workplace conflict helps you address these challenges as they arise.
  • Conflict transformation strategies can change how conflicts are perceived and support a new, positive organizational mindset.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this course about?

It introduces conflict transformation, explaining how it differs from traditional conflict management, what causes workplace conflict, and common strategies you can use to transform how conflicts are perceived in your organization.

What is conflict transformation?

Conflict transformation is the art of facilitating lasting, positive change instead of simply resolving disputes, treating each struggle as an opportunity for improvement and a chance to make your organization more open, collaborative, and successful.

What skills will I gain from this course?

The course covers skills in team management, conflict resolution, and revaluation.

What topics or lessons are included?

Lessons include an Introduction, What Is Conflict Transformation?, The Dynamics of Workplace Conflict, Common Conflict Transformation Strategies, and a Test Your Knowledge section.

Who is this course for?

It is suited to anyone who deals with workplace conflict and wants to address it at its source to guide their organization forward with a positive mindset.

Professional Certifications and Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®)

Recertification Credits: 0.25

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KnowledgeCity has been reviewed and approved by the PMI® Authorized Training Partner Program. Users can maintain your PMI credentials by earning PDUs from KnowledgeCity qualified courses in Project Management, Business Management, Leadership and many others.

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Professional Development Credits (PDCs): 0.25

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KnowledgeCity is approved by SHRM as a Recertification General Provider to offer SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP professional development credits (PDCs). By taking the courses approved by SHRM, KnowledgeCity can award SHRM Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for HR knowledge and competency programs related to the SHRM Body of Applied Skills and Knowledge™ (the SHRM BASK™).