Is Avoiding Conflicts the Best Solution?
• Avoiding conflict is not necessarily a smart solution because that may imply giving up a person’s “wants and needs” to settle for something less. • This often leads to resentment somewhere down the line. • The best way to deal with conflict is to address the conflicting interest, and resolve it that way instead of avoiding it. • In other words, avoiding conflicts is a passive solution — when the resentment builds up, it will lead to “passive aggressiveness”, which basically can eat people up alive!
