Coaching practices for Who Else Was Affected Conflict
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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?
- We’re trying to settle this just between the two of us, but the truth is a whole group felt the fallout and their trust took a hit too
- Somewhere in this I stopped seeing a problem we both have and started seeing the other person AS the problem
- I came in hard because the situation called for it, but partway through the urgent part got settled and the other person clearly just needed to feel heard
- Every disagreement turns into me versus them, like we’re opponents trying to win instead of two people up against the same problem
- Our group rushes straight to “so what do we do about it,” and we’re trying to solve something nobody has actually been allowed to tell their side of yet
Practices that may help
- Involve the affected community, not just the two parties
Harm rarely affects only two people — include those affected by the ripple.
Restorative Justice (Howard Zehr) - Separate the person from the problem
Treat the conflict as a problem you face together, not a contest you fight each other.
The Third Alternative, Made Practical - Recognize when to shift modes mid-conflict
The mode that’s right at the start of a conversation may not be right ten minutes in.
The Thomas–Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI) - Fight the problem, not each other
Reorient conflict so both partners face the problem together rather than facing each other.
Secure-Functioning Relationships - Use a storytelling round to build mutual understanding before solving
Before moving to resolution, give each person a round to tell their experience of what happened.
The Circle Process (Kay Pranis) - Transform the relationship, not just the issue
Use each conflict as an opportunity to raise the quality of the relationship itself.
The Third Alternative, Made Practical - The Five Conflict-Resolution Styles
The Thomas-Kilmann model maps conflict behavior on two axes — how much you assert your own needs and how much you cooperate with the other’s — yielding five styles: competing, accommodating, avoiding, compromising, and collaborating. None is "best": each fits certain situations, and skill lies in choosing deliberately rather than defaulting to the one style you always reach for. The model is a widely used framework and instrument, not an outcome-tested intervention. - Responding to conflict without escalation
In a conflict, address the problem without attacking the person.
Ahimsa: Non-Violence as a Daily Practice - Competing (assertive, uncooperative)
Pursue your own position firmly when speed, principle, or stakes outweigh the relationship cost.
The Five Conflict-Resolution Styles - Accommodating (cooperative, unassertive)
Yield to the other’s needs when the issue matters far more to them than to you.
The Five Conflict-Resolution Styles
Related concerns
- Assertive Conflict Approach
Pursue your own position firmly when speed, principle, or stakes outweigh the relationship cost.
Competing (assertive, uncooperative)
- Essentialism During Conflict
In any conflict, identify the values or goals you and the other person genuinely share before cataloguing differences.
Map shared values before mapping the disagreement
- How I Handle Conflict
The real skill isn’t a favorite style — it’s matching the style to the situation instead of defaulting.
Choose your style deliberately
- How To Handle Different Conflicts
The real skill isn’t a favorite style — it’s matching the style to the situation instead of defaulting.
- Okrs For People Not Just Companies During Conflict
OKRs pair an Objective — a qualitative, ambitious statement of what you want — with a few measurable Key Results that prove you got there. The framework is best known from Intel and Google as an organizational tool, but its core moves (ambitious goals, hard metrics, a regular review cadence) rest on goal-setting principles that have genuine research support.
- Taoist Conflict Resolution
Use each conflict as an opportunity to raise the quality of the relationship itself.
Transform the relationship, not just the issue
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