Conflict_And_Cohesion_In_Teams

Conflict And Cohesion In Teams Conflict, Conflict Resolution, and Cohesion in Groups Picture in your mind, your first assignment as the team leader of a problem- solving group at your place of work. You, of course, want to prove your competence as team leader. Facilitating a well functioning team is very important to you. Every thing is going well then… bam! All of the sudden it happens, the inevitable first conflict. Is this the end of your dreams for a promotion' Not necessarily, conflict can have a negative effect on a work group but it can also be a positive tool. The purpose of this paper is to examine different types of conflict, look at strategies to promote constructive conflict, and what to do to resolve negative conflict, plus how to maintain a cohesive working group. We will begin by examining working groups. Before we look at the different types of conflict, we must first take a brief look at working groups. In the workplace, groups are formed to work towards a common goal. Typically, groups are kept small, usually consisting of less than ten members. These individuals bring a variety of experiences and areas of expertise group, team, members, cohesion, conflict, cohesive, groups, et, al, engleberg, 2001, teams, janis, groupthink, work, member, one, together, third, says, same, reward, less, further, feel, different, teamwork, task, skills, recognize, productive, person, make, diversity, differences