To facilitate constructive communication, encourage open dialogue by creating a safe space for team members to voice concerns. Actively listen to all perspectives and validate their feelings. Focus on common goals to align the team. Use mediation techniques to resolve conflicts and promote collaboration. Lastly, ensure regular check-ins to maintain ongoing communication and address issues promptly.

I think it's important to create a culture in which people feel safe to discuss their concerns with one another and leadership in a respectful way (without fear of retribution), but always with the bigger picture in mind. Seeking to understand and engage through empathy and active listening allows team members to feel valued. Disagreements among team members are inevitable; having open and honest conversations provides a mechanism for diversity of thought which may result in a better outcome.

When disagreements arise in the team, I see it as an opportunity to improve communication. Motivational interviewing is helpful in such situations. I start with active listening, showing genuine interest in everyone's opinions. This creates an atmosphere of trust and openness. Open-ended questions allow team members to share their thoughts and priorities, which fosters an understanding of key concerns. Reflective responses help confirm understanding and demonstrate empathy. For example, I might say, "I hear that it's important for you to meet deadlines, and that causes you concern." These approaches not only resolve conflicts but also create a more cohesive team where everyone feels valued.

Complete and Escape room together. My daughter did it with her boss and it was eye opening. You actually see the other persons skills versus yours.

One way is to definitely add in MI skills, however the reason behind why the conflict began would interest me more. What we may have been lacking as a team in the first place to allow us to be at odds. Depending on what field you work in, vicarious trauma can play a part in a team becoming fractured. Trauma training has definitely improved my dealings with others

To improve communication within a conflicted team, I use Motivational Interviewing (MI). I start by expressing empathy and truly listen to everyone’s concerns. Then I do highlight the discrepancy between the current conflict and the team’s common goals to motivate change. The next step would be to roll with resistance by acknowledging and exploring concerns, rather than confronting them. This boost self-efficacy by reminding the team of past successes. I then encourage collaboration by asking open-ended questions to generate solutions. Finally, I set clear, achievable goals to track progress and foster team commitment.

I have said thus before. The time for investment was yesterday. If these steps have not been done and now you retro fit good behaviours theyll likely fall on deaf ears as blame. Always focus in behaviours and practices from within at all times, not just for christmas.

Recenter the team in a shared ultimate goal of success & revisit the themes of initial motivation. Understanding can be aided when the narrowing of perspective is rebalanced & refocused. Big picture out to help find clarity.

Lead the team with motivational direction for project goals. Ask each team member to come up with 3 solutions to the issue. Ask each member to share their ideas in a group so that they feel empowered to make a difference. Decide which ideas work best for meeting said goals, as a leader.