Conflict Styles Assessment: Reflecting My Personal Behavior
Conflict StyleAfter completing the Conflict Styles Assessment, I learned a lot about what my personal order is for competer, problem solver, avoider, compromiser, and accommodator.
I scored highest in problem solving with an eleven. This means I use this approach frequently. I believe this score accurately reflects my behavior because it is important for me to discuss each detail with others to come to a mutual agreement. Reflect & Relate states, “The most constructive approach to managing conflict is collaboration: treating conflict as a mutual problem-solving challenge rather than something that must be avoided, accommodated, competed over, or reacted to” (McCornack, 2013, pg. 258). I do believe that problem solving is the only constructive …show more content…
Being a compromiser means I try to cooperate with other members in the group to reach the goal together with everyone happy. This accurately describes me because I believe that everyone should contribute their own ideas and that they should all be presented within the project, so everyone can be happy with the outcome.
Thirdly, I scored a six for accommodation and this means I use this approach sometimes. I believe this score accurately reflects my behavior because sometimes I do put others’ needs and ideas first before mine because I do not always want to fight for what I want. Reflect & Relate describes accommodation as, “one person abandons his or her own goals and acquiesces to the desires of the other person” (McCornack, 2013, pg. 258). However, I do fight for what I want sometimes because some needs and goals are very important to me.
Fourth of all, I scored a three for competing and this means I do not use this approach often. Being a competer means decisions are made quickly during a crisis. This accurately describes me because I am not good under pressure. I need to think about each aspect of the problem before I commit to a …show more content…
Reflect & Relate describes avoidance as, “ignoring the conflict, pretending it isn’t really happening, or communicating indirectly about the situation” (McCornack, 2013, pg. 255). I believe this score describes my behavior to an extent. I usually do state my opinions to the group, but sometimes I will ignore the conflict if it gets out of control. I prefer not to be a part of something if it has been blown out of proportion.
In our textbook Reflect & Relate, it states, “avoidance is the most frequently used approach to handling conflict” (McCornack, 2013, pg. 255). I scored a three for avoidance which makes this statement consistent. McCornack also states that collaboration is “the most constructive approach to managing conflict” (McCornack, 2013, pg. 258). I scored an eleven for problem solving/collaboration which also makes this statement consistent. This indicates that my approach to conflict is accurate as to how conflict styles are measured. Compared to others, I react the same way in situations of
I scored highest in problem solving with an eleven. This means I use this approach frequently. I believe this score accurately reflects my behavior because it is important for me to discuss each detail with others to come to a mutual agreement. Reflect & Relate states, “The most constructive approach to managing conflict is collaboration: treating conflict as a mutual problem-solving challenge rather than something that must be avoided, accommodated, competed over, or reacted to” (McCornack, 2013, pg. 258). I do believe that problem solving is the only constructive …show more content…
Being a compromiser means I try to cooperate with other members in the group to reach the goal together with everyone happy. This accurately describes me because I believe that everyone should contribute their own ideas and that they should all be presented within the project, so everyone can be happy with the outcome.
Thirdly, I scored a six for accommodation and this means I use this approach sometimes. I believe this score accurately reflects my behavior because sometimes I do put others’ needs and ideas first before mine because I do not always want to fight for what I want. Reflect & Relate describes accommodation as, “one person abandons his or her own goals and acquiesces to the desires of the other person” (McCornack, 2013, pg. 258). However, I do fight for what I want sometimes because some needs and goals are very important to me.
Fourth of all, I scored a three for competing and this means I do not use this approach often. Being a competer means decisions are made quickly during a crisis. This accurately describes me because I am not good under pressure. I need to think about each aspect of the problem before I commit to a …show more content…
Reflect & Relate describes avoidance as, “ignoring the conflict, pretending it isn’t really happening, or communicating indirectly about the situation” (McCornack, 2013, pg. 255). I believe this score describes my behavior to an extent. I usually do state my opinions to the group, but sometimes I will ignore the conflict if it gets out of control. I prefer not to be a part of something if it has been blown out of proportion.
In our textbook Reflect & Relate, it states, “avoidance is the most frequently used approach to handling conflict” (McCornack, 2013, pg. 255). I scored a three for avoidance which makes this statement consistent. McCornack also states that collaboration is “the most constructive approach to managing conflict” (McCornack, 2013, pg. 258). I scored an eleven for problem solving/collaboration which also makes this statement consistent. This indicates that my approach to conflict is accurate as to how conflict styles are measured. Compared to others, I react the same way in situations of