Workplace Conflict and Strategies!
https://flipgrid.com/1e267fa3 (all of my responses are in one video!) The question I posed to my interviewees was: What is one strategy you employ when you are faced with having a difficult but necessary conversation with someone? My first response is from my little sister Ellie who is 17 and a senior in high school. She stated that it is very important for her to plan out what she's going to say beforehand. Also, when she's in the conversation, she asks the person why they think this conversation needs to happen, as people often know when they are doing something wrong or a difficult talk is needed. Hearing the other person's perspective first gives them a chance to self-reflect and makes the situation more of an open, two-sided conversation versus a one-sided attack. My second response is from my friend Caleb, who is 21 and a senior in college. Caleb talked about constructive feedback vs. attacking, by providing people with solutions going forward ve