Attitudes About Conflict

We all have attitudes and experiences involving conflict. Becoming more aware of these can help us to recognize and deal with conflict more productively. Consider the questions below as part of this process.

• To what degree do you find yourself involved in conflict?
• How often do you initiate the resolution of conflict, or do others bring conflict to your attention?
• Looking back over the conflicts you have had in your life, what kind of statements would you make about these conflicts? When have you said, “Conflict is great, and I love the exciting opportunities that it represents?” or, “Conflict has been nothing but a roller coaster, mainly on the fast-downhill part of the ride!” or, would you say something else entirely?
• If a newspaper article quoted you on your experience of conflict, what would your quote say?