BHT Thrive > Experience, perspective, conflict
Value different experiences, manage conflict positively
Different experience levels, different areas of expertise and different cultural backgrounds, provide valuable sources of inspiration and knowledge. It is also important to understand why conflict occurs and how it can be handled.
Difference of perspective
The idea of a beach ball can be used to illustrate how differing perspectives occur within teams. Each person has their own colour stripe on the ball – they see things from their perspective but all the individual coloured stripes need to come together collectively to make the beach ball. No single person hold the whole truth or knows everything. Each person contributes and every person counts!
Remote working collaboration
Online tools
If your team are working remotely, there are a number of online tools which are useful to ensure all team members are heard, for example:
Managing conflict
Conflict is a key element in high performing teams and can be beneficial when conducted in healthy and productive way. Conflict should be seen as an opportunity for all to engage and share their ideas, in order to find the best solution for the team.
When engaging in any form of conflict, consider:
With this in mind, what would be the best way to approach this?
Additional information
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