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Signs of Unhealthy Conflict
December 5, 2016
Importantly, outdoor play enables children’s natural curiosities and develops essential attitudes toward learning. This play may be viewed as the highest form of research!
-Julie Thomas, Ph.D., in Growing with Nature
-Julie Thomas, Ph.D., in Growing with Nature
In a creative organization, the clash of ideas and opinions keeps the organization growing and improving—this is healthy conflict. But not all conflict is productive. Here are signs of unhealthy conflict as outlined in the article "When Friction Flares—Dealing with Staff Conflict," part of the new Exchange Press book "Developing People in Early Childhood Organizations."
Conflict among staff in a center can be destructive if:
- one person or faction is bound and determined to emerge victorious
- focus of the debate changes but the adversaries remain the same
- discussion never moves from complaints to solutions
- staff members start taking sides
- parents or other outside parties get drawn into the debate
- continuing acrimony starts to erode staff morale
- dissension continues even after a decision is hammered out
- debate focuses on personalities, not issues
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