Managing Conflict at Work: Understanding and Resolving Conflict for Productive Working Relationships

By Clive Johnson and Jackie Keddy

Managing Conflict at Work provides practical guidance on how to prevent, contain and resolve conflict in the workplace. It demonstrates how effective conflict management can have a powerful impact on the way organizations channel their energies; encouraging positive mindsets, combatting stress and building stronger relationsips and happier workforces.

The authors look beyond individual cases to issues such as workforce motivation and corporate responsibility; examining the reasons for conflict and its implications. They provide simple guidance on the key issues many organizations face including: understanding conflict and its impact on the individual, team and organization; methods for recognizing and preventing conflict; identifying and appropriately channeling constructive conflict; managing and resolving escalated disputes; implementing a conflict management strategy.

Further free resources to accompany this book, including podcasts by the authors, can be accessed at http: //www.managingconflictatwork.com/.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0749459522
• ISBN13: 9780749459529
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.6"