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How do you rectify and resolve differences between the employees?

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Question added by Swati Khandelwal , Resource Head , G4S
Date Posted: 2016/07/29
ACHMAD SURJANI
by ACHMAD SURJANI , General Manager Operations , Sinar Jaya Group Ltd

To manage conflict effectively you must be a skilled communicator. That includes creating an open communication environment in your unit by encouraging employees to talk about work issues. Listening to employee concerns will foster an open environment. Make sure you really understand what employees are saying by asking questions and focusing on their perception of the problem. To learn more about communication skills.

Whether you have two employees who are fighting for the desk next to the window or one employee who wants the heat on and another who doesn't, your immediate response to conflict situations is essential. Here are some tips you can use when faced with employees who can't resolve their own conflicts.

  • Acknowledge that a difficult situation exists. Honesty and clear communication play an important role in the resolution process. Acquaint yourself with what's happening and be open about the problem.
  • Let individuals express their feelings. Some feelings of anger and/or hurt usually accompany conflict situations. Before any kind of problem-solving can take place, these emotions should be expressed and acknowledged.
  • Define the problem. What is the stated problem? What is the negative impact on the work or relationships? Are differing personality styles part of the problem? Meet with employees separately at first and question them about the situation.
  • Determine underlying need. The goal of conflict resolution is not to decide which person is right or wrong; the goal is to reach a solution that everyone can live with. Looking first for needs, rather than solutions, is a powerful tool for generating win/win options. To discover needs, you must try to find out why people want the solutions they initially proposed. Once you understand the advantages their solutions have for them, you have discovered their needs.
  • Find common areas of agreement, no matter how small:
    • Agree on the problem
    • Agree on the procedure to follow
    • Agree on worst fears
    • Agree on some small change to give an experience of success
  • Find solutions to satisfy needs:
    • Problem-solve by generating multiple alternatives
    • Determine which actions will be taken
    • Make sure involved parties buy into actions. (Total silence may be a sign of passive resistance.) Be sure you get real agreement from everyone.
  • Determine follow-up you will take to monitor actions. You may want to schedule a follow-up meeting in about two weeks to determine how the parties are doing.
  • Determine what you'll do if the conflict goes unresolved. If the conflict is causing a disruption in the department and it remains unresolved, you may need to explore other avenues. An outside facilitator (such as the Staff Ombuds Office) may be able to offer other insights on solving the problem. In some cases the conflict becomes a performance issue, and may become a topic for coaching sessions, performance appraisals, or disciplinary action

Christopher Edwards
by Christopher Edwards , Shift Supervisor , U.S Oil and Refining

I would not try and "rectify" differences at all. Differences make a company great by allowing each employee to see a problem from a different perspective. The summation of these ideas will lead to a better and safer solution. Some employees are near sighted and others are farsighted. The combination will lead to a short and long term solutions. The other key is to have a well thought out and through set of rules in place, with accountability for each one.

Gayasuddin Mohammed
by Gayasuddin Mohammed , Advocate , Practicing Law before High Court at Hyderabad

conduct secret inquiry and find out the facts of the case

have a one to one meeting with the concern employees and ask them substantiate their facts with any material if they can provide.

then conduct high level domestic enquiry and let them know who are at fault and ask them mend themselves and not to repeat such wrong things.

My 2 cents Thanks.

Jed Zainal
by Jed Zainal , Senior Manager , The Malaysian Oil & Gas Services Council (MOGSC)

conduct secret domestic inquiry and find out the facts of the case

we must know that it nya no difference between employees but there are from each one the ability, so to correct these abnormalities, need to know the capacity of each and raise a legal way and significante which creates the employer to set up their own abilities and in their respective fields and also this method is based on the moral side as the manager know how to manage employees with attention barn. in this way the odds will be divided precisely

Sumeet Sawlani
by Sumeet Sawlani , Relationship Manager , Damac

Talk it out. Transparency is the key.

Fadoua HAMOU ALLAL
by Fadoua HAMOU ALLAL , Finance And Administration Manager , tetra tech international

Knowing the source of the problem Knowing the personality and temperament of the people This will help to better understand the problem in order to solve it. Knowing that the important thing is not just solve the current problem rather avoid future problems Partager cette traduction E-mails WhatsApp Twitter Google+ Knowing the source of the problem, knowing the personality and temperament of the employees, ... This will help to better understand the problem in order to solve it. Knowing that the important thing is not just solve the current problem rather avoid future problems.

Mohammad Sadan Durrani
by Mohammad Sadan Durrani , Enterprise Processor , Etisalat UAE

Listen to both of them; identify their positive points and indulge them into some kind of team bonding activity.

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