Identifying and Managing Conflict

text: Jandt, F. E. (2016). Conflict and communication. Sage.
Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum,
Watch the video The Five Styles of Conflict.
Read Chapter 2: Power and Conflict Styles in the required course textbook.
In life, it helps to know yourself. Currently, several inventories exist that will allow you to measure what your general tendencies are in various situations. You can learn about your personality types and even your primary and secondary conflict styles by utilizing a conflict resolution inventory. As you use the inventory to learn about yourself you may even be surprised. It is helpful to take the same inventory a second time at a later date to determine if your beliefs and approach may have changed. It is important to recognize that as you learn your style may change if given enough time.
Inventory Your Conflict Styles: For the first part of this activity, you will complete the conflict style inventory Figure 2.1 Identifying Your Conflict Style Download Figure 2.1 Identifying Your Conflict Style. (Note: This downloadable, accessible Word document version of the inventory has been provided by the publisher and is an adaption of Figure 2.1 Identifying Your Conflict Style that is also presented in Chapter 2 of your textbook. You may complete either the downloadable adaption or the version in the textbook.)
Compare Your Conflict Styles: After completing the conflict resolution inventory, use your scores to do the following in an initial discussion post of at least 300 words:
Describe your conflict styles.
Compare your results with the five conflict styles found in Chapter 2 of the required course textbook.
Discuss how do you believe your organization’s culture has impacted your styles?