Why do we need to learn conflict management?
By conflict management we mean conflict resolution and reconciliation.
Conflicts are part of life. International conflicts remain rife, often with dramatic consequences for millions of people. On a personal level we experience them in family contexts, at school, at work, with neighbours, friends, public authorities, among others.
Conflicts can be life changers. Becoming a refugee, going through a divorce, loss of friends, loss of a job or the right to stay in a house may be traumatic. While some life changing conflicts like wars are beyond the influence of most of us, it makes a big difference how we handle the ones we can influence. We might say that in general our success in life depends on how we relate to conflicts. How we handle a kidnapping or hijacking situation may even decide life or death.
So how well equipped are we to handle this important aspect of life?
With few exceptions, conflict management/ communication is not part of our education, and we depend on what life may teach us. Some people appear to be more skilled than others. This may be about experience, wisdom, intuition, but in general most of us would benefit from enhancing our skills.
Too often our need to be right or our emotional reactions get the better of us, blurring our thinking and frustrating our ability to listen and act adequately. But even in our clearest moments we may not know how to handle conflict constructively. So what to do?
There is a variety of literature and training available in the market, offering advice on conflict related communication as well as strategic and tactical approaches. Are these trainings and literature what we need?
Why should the training offered by Kidnapping Survival be of interest?
Without making a general assessment of what is available, we may observe that given the importance of the subject, it is reasonable to demand that such sources of knowledge have a strong theoretical foundation. Very often they do not. But what is the science underneath?
Conflicts are part of life. International conflicts remain rife, often with dramatic consequences for millions of people. On a personal level we experience them in family contexts, at school, at work, with neighbours, friends, public authorities, among others.
Conflicts can be life changers. Becoming a refugee, going through a divorce, loss of friends, loss of a job or the right to stay in a house may be traumatic. While some life changing conflicts like wars are beyond the influence of most of us, it makes a big difference how we handle the ones we can influence. We might say that in general our success in life depends on how we relate to conflicts. How we handle a kidnapping or hijacking situation may even decide life or death.
So how well equipped are we to handle this important aspect of life?
With few exceptions, conflict management/ communication is not part of our education, and we depend on what life may teach us. Some people appear to be more skilled than others. This may be about experience, wisdom, intuition, but in general most of us would benefit from enhancing our skills.
Too often our need to be right or our emotional reactions get the better of us, blurring our thinking and frustrating our ability to listen and act adequately. But even in our clearest moments we may not know how to handle conflict constructively. So what to do?
There is a variety of literature and training available in the market, offering advice on conflict related communication as well as strategic and tactical approaches. Are these trainings and literature what we need?
Why should the training offered by Kidnapping Survival be of interest?
Without making a general assessment of what is available, we may observe that given the importance of the subject, it is reasonable to demand that such sources of knowledge have a strong theoretical foundation. Very often they do not. But what is the science underneath?
