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Conflict Resolution Skills

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.5

1,230 reviews

6 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
96%
Most learners liked this course

What you'll learn

  • Master communication strategies for effective conflict resolution.

  • Develop negotiation and mediation techniques to achieve positive outcomes.

  • Learn to identify and address the root causes of workplace conflicts.

  • Build a practical conflict management plan for real-world application.

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There are 4 modules in this course

This course is designed for professionals, managers, and individuals seeking to enhance their interpersonal and leadership skills. Resolving conflict in a positive manner is a critical skill that can be developed and practiced. Understanding how to listen effectively and deploy strategic communication tactics is key to achieving positive resolutions. You will examine advanced listening skills, appropriate verbal and non-verbal communication strategies, and learn to assemble a comprehensive conflict management plan.

By the end of this course, you will be able to: 1. Apply active listening and strategic communication skills to de-escalate conflicts. 2. Develop effective negotiation and mediation tactics for diverse situations. 3. Create a practical conflict management plan to foster positive outcomes. To be successful in this course, a basic understanding of workplace dynamics is recommended, though no specific prior experience in conflict resolution is required.

In this module, you will be introduced to the fundamentals of conflict resolution and the critical role communication plays in resolving disagreements effectively. You will explore how your personal communication and listening style influences the way you approach conflict situations. The module focuses on developing active listening skills, a key technique for understanding different perspectives and reducing misunderstandings. Through lessons, case studies, and expert interviews, you will learn how to recognize conflict early, determine when intervention is appropriate, and explore different approaches to managing conflict in workplace situations. By the end of this module, you will have a strong foundation in communication strategies and active listening techniques that support constructive and positive conflict resolution.

What's included

10 videos2 readings2 assignments

10 videosβ€’Total 34 minutes
  • Welcome Videoβ€’3 minutes
  • Active Listening Skills Lesson 1β€’1 minute
  • Active Listening Skills Lesson 2β€’5 minutes
  • Case Study: Knowing When to Interveneβ€’1 minute
  • Case Study: Using Active Listening Skillsβ€’2 minutes
  • Case Study: Managing Conflictβ€’2 minutes
  • Book Review: MGMTβ€’2 minutes
  • Interview with Julie Espy β€’7 minutes
  • Interview with Patrick Goughβ€’8 minutes
  • Active Listening Skills Debriefβ€’4 minutes
2 readingsβ€’Total 20 minutes
  • Course Overviewβ€’10 minutes
  • About our Guest Speakersβ€’10 minutes
2 assignmentsβ€’Total 60 minutes
  • Active Listening and Conflict Approachesβ€’30 minutes
  • Active Listening and Conflict Managementβ€’30 minutes

In this module, we'll dive into the Collaborative Solution, one of the powerful conflict approaches you've already explored. You'll learn how to effectively gather facts and set a constructive stage for collaboration, ensuring all voices are heard. By the end, you'll be able to initiate collaborative discussions with confidence. Tip: Focus on understanding diverse perspectives to maximize your learning!

What's included

9 videos3 assignments

9 videosβ€’Total 27 minutes
  • Communication Problemsβ€’4 minutes
  • Solid Communicationβ€’1 minute
  • Case Study: Communication Issuesβ€’1 minute
  • Case Study: Getting to Collaboration β€’2 minutes
  • Case Study: Communicating and Understanding β€’2 minutes
  • Book Review: Now, Discover Your Strengths β€’4 minutes
  • Resource: Conflict Mode Instrumentβ€’2 minutes
  • Communication Problems and Skills Debrief β€’5 minutes
  • Interview with Karen Kayeβ€’6 minutes
3 assignmentsβ€’Total 75 minutes
  • Communication Problems and Skillsβ€’30 minutes
  • Communication and Collaborative Conflict Resolutionβ€’15 minutes
  • Conflict Resolution Skillsβ€’30 minutes

Ready to deepen your conflict resolution expertise? In this module, we'll precisely define 'position' and 'interest' within conflict scenarios, highlighting why shifting from one to the other is crucial for lasting solutions. You'll then learn to craft a robust action plan, guiding you toward mutually agreed-upon outcomes. By the end, you'll be able to design effective strategies for complex disagreements. Tip: Think about a past conflict and how identifying interests could have changed the outcome!

What's included

9 videos3 assignments

9 videosβ€’Total 33 minutes
  • Useable Plan Lesson 1β€’2 minutes
  • Useable Plan Lesson 2β€’3 minutes
  • Case Study: Tension Between Employeesβ€’2 minutes
  • Case Study: Facilitating a Meeting for Resolution β€’2 minutes
  • Case Study: Establishing Ground Rulesβ€’3 minutes
  • Book Review: Leadership: Theory, Application, and Skill Developmentβ€’3 minutes
  • Resource: Additional Case Studiesβ€’3 minutes
  • Interview with Joseph Chatelleβ€’8 minutes
  • Usable Plan Debrief β€’7 minutes
3 assignmentsβ€’Total 75 minutes
  • Developing Conflict Management Plansβ€’30 minutes
  • Developing Conflict Management Plansβ€’15 minutes
  • Reaching a Collaborative Solutionβ€’30 minutes

Congratulations on completing the course! In this final module, we'll reflect on your journey and consolidate the powerful conflict resolution skills you've gained. You'll review key strategies for communication, negotiation, and problem-solving, preparing you to confidently apply them in any setting. By the end, you'll be ready to transform conflicts into opportunities for growth. Tip: Consider how you'll integrate these new skills into your professional and personal life!

What's included

1 video1 reading1 assignment

1 videoβ€’Total 1 minute
  • End of Course Video β€’1 minute
1 readingβ€’Total 10 minutes
  • Message from UCI Extensionβ€’10 minutes
1 assignmentβ€’Total 30 minutes
  • Applying Conflict Resolution Skillsβ€’30 minutes

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Reviewed on Apr 19, 2020

All the concepts of active listening skills, communication, approaches to resolve conflicts and arriving at a collaborative solution explained very well with personal examples and interviews.

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In my opinion It's a very interesting and useful course. I liked the way it was structured, it was very clear, they gave good examples.

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Great content and real world examples. Definitely a must take class for anyone interested in solving problems effectively.

Frequently asked questions

You'll learn how to handle conflict more effectively by listening well, communicating clearly, and choosing responses that reduce escalation. It starts with recognizing conflict and understanding communication styles, then builds into collaborative problem-solving and creating a conflict management plan. Through case studies, you'll practice deciding when to intervene and how to guide a discussion back toward facts, respect, and workable next steps.

No, you don't need prior conflict resolution experience. A basic understanding of workplace dynamics is recommended because many examples involve coworkers, managers, meetings, and team disagreements. The course goes straight into applying communication tactics, so it helps if those situations already feel familiar.

Yes, if you're new to formal conflict resolution but already have some familiarity with workplace situations. The course begins with core skills like active listening and communication before moving into negotiation, mediation, and planning through guided examples. It may feel less immediately relevant if you haven't had much exposure to team or manager-employee dynamics.

Plan on about 6 hours in total. That's a manageable workload for a few focused study sessions, with enough time to think through both the examples and the written practice. The course includes lessons, readings, case studies, quizzes, interviews, and graded assignments.

Yes, but the practice is guided rather than project-based. You'll work through workplace case studies, answer quizzes, and complete graded written exercises where you apply communication tactics, choose conflict approaches, and build parts of a conflict management plan. That makes the course useful if you want to practice judgment in realistic situations, not just read about conflict.

It focuses on communication skills for conflict, especially active listening and strategic communication. You'll also look at conflict styles, early signs of tension, when intervention makes sense, and how negotiation or mediation can move a discussion forward. By the end, those ideas come together into a more structured way to approach disagreements at work.

After finishing, you should be able to approach workplace disagreements with a clearer process instead of reacting in the moment. You'll be able to listen for underlying interests, choose a response that fits the situation, and set up a conversation or meeting that supports resolution. For example, you should be able to analyze a team conflict, decide whether to intervene, and outline a conflict management plan with ground rules and next steps.

It's more concept-first, with guided practice built in. Most of the teaching comes through lessons, examples, and interviews, then you reinforce the ideas through case studies, quizzes, and written assignments. It's a good fit if you want practical skills without a large independent project.

This course is a strong choice if you want conflict resolution taught through workplace situations rather than abstract advice alone. It moves from listening and communication into realistic decisions about when to intervene, how to collaborate, and how to build a usable conflict management plan, with case studies and written practice along the way. If you're looking for a short, applied course that stays close to everyday professional conflicts, this one is likely a better fit than a more theory-heavy overview.

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