I felt Avoidance in Producing Conflict Management was quite fascinating and very helpful to be aware of in this chapter and in general because I am guilty of avoiding confrontation with individuals by just letting it go. However as even the text mentioned how avoiding a conflict within a small group can be destructive especially to the productivity of the outcome of the group's roles and responsibilities because we can't avoid an issue forever, it needs to be resolved. Avoidance can take some tension off and leave some ease if a group is coming to its' boiling point, however it all depends how much tension there is and to be aware of that avoiding something will not always be able to be the resolution. I found this section in the paper to be interesting and good to be aware of.
After reading this part of the chapter, I became more aware of how I can handle avoidance better when in a small group or evento large group.
I thought this was a great concept to learn and I have to admit I am guilty of doing this in the past as well. For the most part I am sure many people have experienced a group situation where they avoided conflict by not speaking out about something. This avoidance does not just disappear and can cause tension to build up as time passes. I think that in worse case scenarios it might actually cause a group member to avoid interacting with the group which could then affect the group in a negative way depending on whether the member was contributing or not. Learning about conflict management in groups in general is something that everyone should learn before entering a workplace simply because conflict can arise in all different group settings.
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