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As a manager you should certainly be able to deal with conflict, even if it means
negotiating. The truth, however, is that every member of your team should be able to
do the same thing because doing so will mean they’re better able to work together as a
team.
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One way to teach conflict management is to play a game known as “Divide the Loot.” BLOG HOMEPAGE
While we often suggest playing this game with real money, you can take some sort of
play money to use instead. Here’s how to play:

Divide your team into two groups so that one can be the “management” and the
other can represent “employees.”
Each group will start it’s own “pot” of money. Each person will pay a different
amount into the pot but no one will know how much anyone else put into the
pot.
After a set amount of time, the activity leader will take both pots, combine them
into one, and then add his own contribution.
He’ll then total the pot and tell everyone how much is in the pot.
Everyone will know how much he contributed individually but no one will know
how much anyone else, from their own team or the other, contributed. No one
knows how much the project manager contributed either. FREE MANAGEMENT
The teams will each have 10 minutes to decide how to fairly split the total of the SKILLS EMAIL COURSE
pot amongst everyone in the room. After 10 minutes the managers and
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to make a fair negotiation. Try to keep the atmosphere in the room friendly. It is, after
all, fake money and no one is going to lose anything at the end of the day!
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Before I sign off, here are some more conflict management tips for you:
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How To Manage Conflict At Work
How To Ensure A Win-Win When Conflict Arises
7 Key Causes Of Conflict In The Workplace
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