De-Escalation in the Workplace: 02. De-Escalating Conflicts Between Coworkers

Learning objectives
- To explain the sources of conflict and escalation in the workplace.
- To learn how to get through conflicts with your coworkers in a healthy way.
Course overview
There are many reasons for conflict in the workplace. Communication breakdowns, differing values and beliefs, resource scarcity, and unclear roles, expectations, or deliverables can cause conflict. It can also be caused by stress, burnout, or perceived power dynamics. It's no wonder that conflict is inevitable! But what's more important is how you show up in that conflict and help others through it so you can get to the other side. In this course, we'll talk about how to accomplish that successfully and cover techniques to help you de-escalate a conflict.
- 7 minutes
- Format: Video
- English