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Conflicts are inevitable. The question is, whether they build or destroy

In business, conflicts are always present and often remain hidden in the everyday life of companies. Although there will always be signs of them: declining performance at work, increasing turnover, toxic work environment, quiet quitting. Fortunately, conflicts do not necessarily have to have a negative impact on an organization. Through conflict prevention and management, problematic situations can even become sources of development and innovation. Thriving Beyond Conflict®’s customized development processes for leaders and employees help you do just that. A true innovation of values that has a positive impact on both the organization and the performance of leaders.

Find out where the conflict is hiding in your company

Transforming Conflict into Collaborative Solutions


The Hidden Effects of Conflicts

Did you know that conflict affects:

productivity at work,

as 9% of employees fail a project due to unresolved conflict?

toxic workplace environments,

as 49% of conflicts are the result of personal disputes and „fighting egos”?

employee health,

as 25% have experienced conflict that has led to illness or long-term absence?

turnover,

as conflicts due to workplace stress (34%) and arguments due to high workload (33%) are the most common reasons why employees seek a less stressful job?

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It is important to keep in mind that conflicts are natural but they can be managed in the right way. They only become a problem if we do not work on preventing them and let the situation escalate.

  • If your sales manager quits, if you don’t know how to overcome employee resistance to the promotion of a new middle manager.
  • If your revenue is constantly decreasing.
  • If you secretly worry that you, as a manager, are the source of conflict...

Did you know that avoiding conflict - also known as ostrich policy - is also a management strategy? Of course, it is the least effective version.

Where could conflict be hiding in YOUR company?

Transforming Conflict into Collaborative Solutions

Problem

Problem – The impact of conflicts

This is the moment of honesty:

  • Have you ever answered the company phone with a cramping stomach?
  • Have you ever had to miss a graduation, a christening or family movie night because you had to work because of your colleagues on weekends?
  • Are you worried that despite you and your team working overtime, your income is still constantly decreasing?
  • Are you annoyed that 2-3 of your subordinates are constantly competing with each other, which has a negative impact on the morale of the entire team?

Then act in time! Conflicts don't start when someone ends up shouting. That's just the tip of the iceberg, the final phase when helplessness and frustration make their way, loudly and unpleasantly.

These unspoken inner tensions are like illnesses. They can knock anyone off their feet at any moment.
It's like a muscle cramp, which is a really painful symptom that can indicate magnesium deficiency, but it can also be a sign of thrombosis. How you treat it and whether you are able to uncover the root cause at all is important.

Solutions

Increase in turnover

Conflicts can make employees more likely to leave their job especially if they are under constant pressure, have a high workload or feel they are being treated unfairly. This increases the costs of the recruitment and training processes] and the loss of professional knowledge can also be a problem if an experienced colleague leaves the company. In addition, during the recruitment of a new colleague, existing employees also have more tasks, which can further fuel internal tensions.

Deterioration of team dynamics

Conflict can create distrust and hostility among employees. This can hinder effective collaboration, reduce morale and lead to the formation of cliques. In many cases, conflict is a matter of professional disagreements but in other cases, it is a battle of egos. One thing is certain: when a team is divided instead of working for a common goal, it will not only increase turnover, but also affect profits.

Decrease in productivity

Constant tension and arguments distract people from work, which reduces both individual and team performance. For example, there is an American source that says that in an HR position, managing conflicts can take up to 5 hours a week. As a result, those involved will be less motivated and creative in their work, which affects innovation and has a bad impact on business results.

Quiet Quitting

As described in a Harvard University study, quiet quitting is a workplace phenomenon that involves an employee only performing the duties specified in their contract but refusing to put in extra effort, work overtime or perform tasks beyond their job description. This does not mean that the employee is actually quitting, but rather that they mentally and emotionally withdraw from their job and do not put in more effort than absolutely necessary.

Cases

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Solution – My Method

My motto is: don’t focus on putting out fires—focus on prevention.

A conflict is a state in which two or more parties—be they individuals, groups, or organizations—experience tension due to differences in interests, values, needs, goals or opinions. These differences can lead to minor disagreements or even more serious clashes. Conflicts are a completely natural part of human interaction, workplace and contractual relationships and societal co-existence, as everyone has different needs and expectations. With this understanding, I created my unique, scientifically grounded development program: the Thriving Beyond Conflict® method. Its core focus is on strategic conflict prevention, integrating key elements of conflict management through a distinctive approach based on mediation.
The Thriving Beyond Conflict® methodology represents a true paradigm shift in the market—a unique value innovation. It’s a long-term investment that reveals the extent of trust breakdowns caused by hidden and less obvious conflicts within your company and offers a roadmap for rebuilding that trust. The goal is to transform your organization into a place that not only drives revenue growth, but where employees are happy to come to work, and where job postings attract hundreds of applicants.

What solution does Thriving Beyond Conflict® provide us?

Transforming Conflict into Collaborative Solutions

Building trust and transforming company culture

One of the core values of the methodology is increasing trust within the organization, which results in improved efficiency and a healthier work environment.

Reducing employee turnover

By effectively addressing employee conflicts, staff turnover can be reduced, resulting in a more stable workforce in the long term.

Improving organizational efficiency

As a result of the development program, employees and leaders collaborate more effectively, spend less time managing personal conflicts, and are able to focus more energy on productivity.

Creating a conflict-resilient work environment

Creating a balanced and well-functioning workplace where conflicts are not avoided but addressed leads to greater satisfaction and employee loyalty.

Rebuilding organizational trust

This service offers a solution for addressing the lack of trust within an organization — a key factor in long-term success.

Unique Steps of Methodology

Unique Steps of Methodology – How Do We Work?

01

Assessment

The first step is always an in-depth interview aimed at identifying hidden conflicts. Naturally, this is conducted under strict confidentiality.

02

Consultation

After evaluating the results and uncovering the conflicts, we hold a consultation to develop an individual and organizational-level conflict strategy.

03

Workshop & Training

Preparing leaders and teams with a focus on conflict prevention and conflict management strategies.

04

Follow-Up

Establishing integrated conflict management routines and monitoring their effectiveness over a period of X time.

Strategies

Conflict management strategies

There are several strategies for managing conflict, such as:

  • seeking compromise
  • collaboration
  • competition

The most effective method depends on the nature of the conflict and the attitude of the participants involved.

Solutions

Thriving Beyond Conflict®

A multi-month process that results in a competitive, efficient, and harmonious organizational culture—one that acknowledges and effectively manages conflict.
You have a strategy for every other business process – so why not for conflicts?

Solutions

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