Topic: Early Resolution of Conflict

Early Resolution of Conflict in NHS Settings

An immersive workshop for Managers, Team Leaders, Senior Doctors, Nurse Managers, and other staff in a leadership role.  This course will give you confidence to manage situations that may escalate, to understand how situatiuons have evolved and will give you the skills to intervene effectively.

This workshop is open to staff from all health boards.

Overview

Early resolution of conflict can help maintain working relationships and resolve disputes before they escalate leading to grievances. Workshop participants will be empowered with the communication skills and confidence to hold those difficult early resolution conversations to achieve the best outcome possible.

Common challenges addressed at the workshop may include:

  • Recognising the signs of potential conflict, assessing the situation and providing appropriate intervention
  • Prevent conflict from escalating by having effective early resolution conversations
  • Understand common causes of workplace conflict and how to use communication to defuse situations
  • Create strategies for dealing with different types of conflict
  • Handle and respond to strong emotions and difficult behaviour with confidence, care and compassion
  • Plan and prepare for challenging conversations with colleagues
  • Listen and view situations from other peoples’ perspectives
  • Encourage employees to communicate their problems openly, honestly and respectfully
  • Give and receive feedback in a non-defensive way
  • Try to resolve the barriers for conducting uncomfortable or difficult conversations
  • Understanding your own biases and triggers
  • Managing your own reactions, staying objective and non-judgemental

 

Learning Outcomes

EC4H courses help you have difficult conversations with more confidence and skill, improving the impact you have on others, and your own emotional resilience and job satisfaction:

  • Learn how to anticipate the normal psychological reactions you will encounter in the people you communicate with
  • Develop self-awareness and your ability to self-manage when having difficult conversations
  • Target the personal learning objectives you have identified, based on the communication challenges you face in your role
  • Develop strategies for addressing communication challenges as a supportive peer-learning group, with skilled facilitators guiding you through experimenting and problem-solving together

Having Effective Early Resolution Conversations with Colleagues (August)

An immersive workshop for Managers, Team Leaders, Senior Doctors, Nurse Managers, and other staff in a leadership role.

This workshop is open to staff from all health boards.

Overview

Early resolution of conflict can help maintain working relationships and resolve disputes before they escalate leading to grievances. Workshop participants will be empowered with the communication skills and confidence to hold those difficult early resolution conversations to achieve the best outcome possible.

Common challenges addressed at the workshop may include:

  • Recognising the signs of potential conflict, assessing the situation and providing appropriate intervention
  • Prevent conflict from escalating by having effective early resolution conversations
  • Understand common causes of workplace conflict and how to use communication to defuse situations
  • Create strategies for dealing with different types of conflict
  • Handle and respond to strong emotions and difficult behaviour with confidence, care and compassion
  • Plan and prepare for challenging conversations with colleagues
  • Listen and view situations from other peoples’ perspectives
  • Encourage employees to communicate their problems openly, honestly and respectfully
  • Give and receive feedback in a non-defensive way
  • Try to resolve the barriers for conducting uncomfortable or difficult conversations
  • Understanding your own biases and triggers
  • Managing your own reactions, staying objective and non-judgemental

Learning Outcomes

EC4H courses help you have difficult conversations with more confidence and skill, improving the impact you have on others, and your own emotional resilience and job satisfaction:

  • Learn how to anticipate the normal psychological reactions you will encounter in the people you communicate with
  • Develop self-awareness and your ability to self-manage when having difficult conversations
  • Target the personal learning objectives you have identified, based on the communication challenges you face in your role
  • Develop strategies for addressing communication challenges as a supportive peer-learning group, with skilled facilitators guiding you through experimenting and problem-solving together