Week One Assignment 4

My Conflict Management Style is the Accommodating Teddy Bear. According to our text the Accommodating Teddy Bear is•Teddy bears use a smoothing or accommodating conflict management style with emphasis on human relationships. •Teddy bears ignore their own goals and resolve conflict by giving into others; unassertive and cooperative creating a win-lose (bear is loser) situation. •Advantage: Accommodating maintains relationships. •Disadvantage: Giving in may not be productive, bear may be taken advantage of. •Appropriate times to use a Teddy Bear Style: owhen maintaining the relationship outweighs other considerations owhen suggestions/changes are not important to the accommodator owhen minimizing losses in situations where outmatched or losing owhen time is limited or when harmony and stability are valued My back up style is the Compromising Fox. According to our text the Fox is:•Foxes use a compromising conflict management style; concern is for goals and relationships •Foxes are willing to sacrifice some of their goals while persuading others to give up part of theirs •Compromise is assertive and cooperative-result is either win-lose or lose-lose •Advantage: relationships are maintained and conflicts are removed •Disadvantage: compromise may create less than ideal outcome and game playing can result •Appropriate times to use a Fox Style: owhen important/complex issues leave no clear or simple solutions owhen all conflicting people are equal in power and have strong interests in different solutions owhen their are no time restraints