Name: Managing Conflict: Power through Influence
Start: 2022-07-03
End: 2022-07-07
Location: Dubai

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Course Methodology

The course uses a mix of interactive techniques, such as brief presentations by the consultant and participants, role plays (rehearsed and impromptu), playback of videotaped performances and individual and group feedback.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Define and understand the different sources of conflict
Identify personal conflict resolution styles
Apply influencing skills and explore relationships with others
Manage conflict in teams and engage in effective team problem solving
Use the different bases of power and change them according to the situation
Practice different strategies of winning the hearts and minds of people

Target Audience

Business professionals who want to expand their conflict resolution skills, understand their own emotions and behaviors, and find productive ways to manage conflict with influence, even when authority is lacking.

Target Competencies

Proactive listening
Handling rejections
Leading others
Situation analysis
Problem solving
Self assessment
Sensitivity to others
Understanding motivational needs
Customer orientation

Definitions of conflict
- Nature and scope of conflict management
- Misconceptions about conflict
- Sources of conflict
- Positive and negative factors of conflict
- When conflict comes between you and your desired results
Thomas Kilmann conflict resolution mode instrument
- Scoring and interpretation
- Ways of coping with conflict
- Assumptions and outcome of conflict
- Managing conflict and using an appropriate style for more effective outcomes
- Approaches to conflict resolution
- Giving and receiving feedback
- Assumptions in disagreement
- Creating a collaborative work environment for faster and better results
Influencing others in a problem solving context
- The use of emotional intelligence in conflict management
- Working effectively with team members
- Managing emotions, information and problems
- Tips for effective day to day conflict management
- Resolving conflict before it gets out of hand
- Managing conflict with superiors and subordinates
- Getting better results through negotiation
- Establishing or regaining credibility so you can begin to influence people
- Achieving trust down and across the organization
Importance of teamwork
- Managing conflict in teams
- Dealing with dysfunctional team roles
- Enhancing communication in a team
- Effective team problem solving
- Approaches to conflict and pattern of escalation
Influence inventory (power bases)
- Definitions of influence and the bases of power
- Changing the bases of power
- Persuading others by using your power bases
- Identifying ways to build relationships upward, downward and laterally within your organization
- Understanding the person you are trying to influence and persuading them through give and take
- Selling your ideas and implementing change successfully
- Influencing people while projecting self confidence without being pushy
- Strategies for developing charismatic qualities
- Leadership training for influence and power
The art of changing hearts, minds and actions
- Influence and the psychology of persuasion
- The power to change anything
- Action plan for developing your conflict resolution skills and influence from anywhere in the organization

Meirc Professional Certificate (MPC)

MPC certified courses by Meirc Training and Consulting are designed for those willing to challenge themselves and go the extra distance. Participants who fully attend an MPC course and successfully complete the test on the last day, will receive a Meirc Professional Certificate (MPC), in addition to the one they receive for attendance. MPC certificates are regionally recognized and can be quite valuable when applying for more senior roles within the organization or outside.