Workplace conflicts happen, but they don’t have to derail you. Here’s how to turn disagreements into productive conversations instead of unnecessary battles.
I should have owned some, if not all, of this and push to resolve it ASAP.
It doesn’t matter who told us to do it, we executed and we didn’t notify / check with others. Understanding that an argument wouldn’t get me anywhere other than people thinking I’m trying to avoid responsibility, would have had this go smoother. It’s about thinking and seeing there is a 2% chance they are right and act with that in mind.
Once resolved I would have set a retro to understand how to do it better and trying to reach a resolution where those who own that area in our platform are more involved from the beginning.
I should have owned some, if not all, of this and push to resolve it ASAP.
It doesn’t matter who told us to do it, we executed and we didn’t notify / check with others. Understanding that an argument wouldn’t get me anywhere other than people thinking I’m trying to avoid responsibility, would have had this go smoother. It’s about thinking and seeing there is a 2% chance they are right and act with that in mind.
Once resolved I would have set a retro to understand how to do it better and trying to reach a resolution where those who own that area in our platform are more involved from the beginning.
Have you encountered such situations at work?