Professional Skills: Managing Conflict
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Professional Skills: Managing Conflict
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Instructor: Tyler Galarneau
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Identify and understand different conflict mindsets and their underlying causes.
Apply effective strategies for managing conflict in face-to-face interactions.
Develop techniques for resolving disagreements efficiently via email and phone.
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March 2026
4 assignments
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There are 5 modules in this course
Master the skills to manage conflict confidently in any setting. This course equips you to recognize conflict mindsets and adapt your response, whether in person, over the phone, or via email.
Conflict is inevitable, but it doesnβt have to be unmanageable. Managing Conflict, designed by ASUβs Sandra Day OβConnor College of Law, gives you a comprehensive toolkit to understand, de-escalate and resolve conflicts in professional and personal contexts. Youβll learn to recognize the brainβs instinctive and emotional responses, identify conflict triggers in different communication formats, and respond effectively to improve outcomes. Through hands-on practice and real-world scenarios, youβll build strategies for managing in-person, written and verbal conflicts with empathy and clarity.
This module delves into the foundational aspects of conflict, helping you understand the various mindsets that contribute to disagreements. You will explore the underlying causes of conflict and learn to recognize different conflict mindsets in yourself and others. By understanding these dynamics, you will be better equipped to approach conflict situations with a more informed and strategic perspective, paving the way for more effective resolution.
What's included
1 assignment7 plugins
1 assignmentβ’Total 10 minutes
- Quiz: Identifying conflict mindsetsβ’10 minutes
7 pluginsβ’Total 50 minutes
- Identifying conflict mindsets: Causes and resourcesβ’5 minutes
- Identifying conflict mindsets: Recognizing conflict mindsetsβ’4 minutes
- Practice the solution: Recognizing conflict mindsetsβ’15 minutes
- Job aid: Function of the brainβ’3 minutes
- Reflect on the solution: Identifying conflict mindsetsβ’10 minutes
- Natural reactions can be counterproductive: Key takeawaysβ’3 minutes
- Apply the solution: Identifying conflict mindsetsβ’10 minutes
Navigating face-to-face conflict requires a unique set of skills. This module focuses on effective strategies for managing disagreements when you are directly interacting with others. You will learn how to maintain composure, communicate clearly, and de-escalate tensions in real-time. By mastering these techniques, you will be able to transform potentially volatile situations into constructive conversations, preserving relationships and achieving positive outcomes.
What's included
1 assignment7 plugins
1 assignmentβ’Total 10 minutes
- Quiz: Handling conflict in personβ’10 minutes
7 pluginsβ’Total 45 minutes
- Handling conflict in person: Causes and resourcesβ’5 minutes
- Handling conflict in person: Managing in-person conflictβ’4 minutes
- Practice the solution: Managing in-person conflictβ’10 minutes
- Job aid: Managing in-person conflictβ’3 minutes
- Reflect on the solution: Handling in-person conflictβ’10 minutes
- Less time and space create more pressure: Key takeawaysβ’3 minutes
- Apply the solution: Handling in-person conflictβ’10 minutes
Email communication, while convenient, can often exacerbate misunderstandings and escalate conflicts due to the absence of non-verbal cues. This module provides essential guidance on how to effectively manage and resolve conflicts that arise through email. You will learn techniques for crafting clear, concise, and empathetic messages, as well as strategies for de-escalating tensions and moving towards resolution in a written format. This will help you prevent misinterpretations and maintain professional relationships even when communicating remotely.
What's included
1 assignment7 plugins
1 assignmentβ’Total 10 minutes
- Quiz: Handling conflict over emailβ’10 minutes
7 pluginsβ’Total 45 minutes
- Handling conflict over email: Causes and resources β’5 minutes
- Handling conflict over email: Managing email conflicts β’4 minutes
- Practice the solution: Managing email conflictsβ’10 minutes
- Job aid: Managing email conflictsβ’3 minutes
- Reflect on the solution: Handling conflict over emailβ’10 minutes
- Emails provide more time but less context: Key takeawaysβ’3 minutes
- Apply the solution: Handling conflict over emailβ’10 minutes
Telephone conversations present a unique challenge for conflict resolution, as they lack visual cues but offer immediate vocal feedback. This module equips you with the skills to effectively manage conflicts that arise during phone calls. You will learn how to interpret vocal tones, maintain a calm demeanor, and guide conversations towards a productive resolution. By understanding the nuances of phone communication, you will be able to address disagreements professionally and efficiently, ensuring clear understanding and positive outcomes.
What's included
1 assignment7 plugins
1 assignmentβ’Total 10 minutes
- Quiz: Handling conflict on the phoneβ’10 minutes
7 pluginsβ’Total 55 minutes
- Handling conflict on the phone: Causes and resourcesβ’5 minutes
- Handling conflict on the phone: Managing conflict on the phone β’4 minutes
- Practice the solution: Managing conflict on the phoneβ’20 minutes
- Job aid: Managing conflict on the phoneβ’3 minutes
- Reflect on the solution: Handling conflict on the phoneβ’10 minutes
- A hybrid conflict, for better or worse: Key takeawaysβ’3 minutes
- Apply the solution: Handling conflict over the phoneβ’10 minutes
This concluding module offers the opportunity to provide feedback on the course content and structure, and acknowledge your successful completion of the program. This final stage ensures that you leave with a strong sense of accomplishment and a clear understanding of how to apply your newly acquired skills in your professional life.
What's included
1 reading1 plugin
1 readingβ’Total 3 minutes
- End of course surveyβ’3 minutes
1 pluginβ’Total 3 minutes
- End of course surveyβ’3 minutes
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