Avoiding confrontations at the workplace

Agree with you Rami that regular team building sessions can minimize negativity. Thanks

Thanks Andrew for your feedback. Maintaining our integrity at all times and remaining professional, while keeping organization's interests in mind will definitely have a less impact.

Thanks for the link Andrew.

Appreciate your valuable feedback and suggestions Aaron. Workplace confrontations are a fact of life. Wise politicking will help us get what we want in the world of work without compromising others in the process. As you have highlighted, we must learn to use its power positively and handle them professionally while diffusing the efforts of those who abuse it. :-)

Thank you for taking out the time to respond Mayte.
As you mentioned, negative conflict has a tendency to emerge in varying degrees due to the mere dynamics of having diverse individuals with differing backgrounds, ideas, and potential agendas coming together and must be swiftly addressed when it presents itself.

Agree you on the emotional intelligence point Deepesh. People with a high emotional intelligence are empathetic and sensitive to the feelings of other and emotions play a very important role in the search for confrontation resolutions.

Dealing with co-workers as human beings with real lives is often ignored in the busy workplace. However, people who can do this while maintaining appropriate boundaries, have developed skills to effectively combine professionalism with genuine emotions like sensitivity and empathy as they strive for more effective conflict resolution and useful outcomes.