The following article has been adapted from an Open Textbook. One important part of the investigation and planning phase is to determine your BATNA, which is an acronym that stands for the “best alternative to a negotiated agreement.” Roger Fisher and William Ury...
“He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.” Proverbs 28:13 Repentance and confession are works of God’s grace that empower a person to break free from sin and live the abundant life that Jesus came to give. They...
Conflict has both proximate and ultimate causes. A proximate cause is an event that is closest to, or immediately responsible for causing, some observed result. This exists in contrast to a higher-level ultimate cause (or distal cause) which is usually thought of as...
Source: Dugan, Maire. “A Nested Theory of Conflict.” A Leadership Journal: Women in Leadership – Sharing the Vision 1 (July 1996), 9-20. Issue-specific conflict: The source is one or more issues. “The disagreement may occur over information,...
It is helpful to describe conflict in terms of metaphors. I share three metaphors below. 1. Conflict as a tree The roots refer to the root causes, the stem is the problem, and the foliage is the effects. 2. Conflict as an iceberg The tip of the iceberg is the...
