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How to Become a Conflict Resolution Master

Let’s face it – conflict occurs no matter the circumstances. Regardless of whether you’re working on a large team or small group, conflict can occur when people feel unappreciated, unheard, or even unseen despite your best efforts as a leader or coworker. Still, though, not all conflicts are particularly bad. Though conflict is often something … Continued
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Student Spotlight: Jarrett Jacobs

The role models of our formative years directly impact our development as individuals, for better or for worse. Realizing this reality, ACU alumni Jarrett Jacobs saw a need to advocate for adolescents and teens to help change the negative narratives through conflict management. Learn how his experience in our online Master of Arts in Conflict … Continued

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Student Spotlight: Anna McLeod

Meet Anna McLeod, recent Abilene Christian University alumna and former guard for the women’s basketball team. From the court to the classroom, this Houston native found her niche as a Wildcat after transferring from Louisiana Tech during her Junior year to play for coach Julie Goodenough. Beyond her success on the court, McLeod graduated with … Continued

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The Role of Effective Conflict Resolution in Improving Relationships and Fostering Productivity

Workplace conflict can cause a tremendous amount of stress and lost productivity for organizations. An estimated 60-80 percent of challenges that businesses experience originate with strained relationships developing between coworkers. When this happens, it can cause hardship for people throughout the company. Team members begin to struggle to work together, finish projects, set goals, and … Continued

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5 Strategies You Can Use to Help Resolve Conflicts at Work

Whenever you have a group of people working together, there can be conflict. Maybe it’s a small disagreement over a minor issue … or it could be large, direction-changing argument that challenges the ability of the group to move forward. We’re people, flawed in how we communicate and get along. A Workplace Bullying Institute (WBI) … Continued

Employee Conflict

8 Ways Great Managers Handle Employee Conflict

Workplace discord affects everyone. While every business will have its share of employees who don’t get along, if the culture of civility morphs into a culture of toxicity, productivity suffers. That means profitability suffers, too. Conflict on the job can’t be avoided, but it can be managed. And the skills required to appropriately manage a … Continued

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4 Signs Conflict Resolution is in Your Blood

Have you tried to make peace ever since you were a child? Do you hate it when people fight, when you know there are always answers to every conflict? Are you the one who regularly steps in to solve the family drama at holidays and reunions? If so, a degree in conflict resolution might be … Continued

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Keep the Peace: How Conflict Resolution Skills Help You in the Workplace

Conflicts will arise in the workplace; that’s a guarantee. How those situations are handled, though, can affect a company’s well-being. The ability to manage and resolve conflict has become a desirable asset in the workplace for managers and employees alike. In 2019, a study by Udemy cited conflict resolution as topping the list of in-demand soft skills … Continued