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"Disagreements, debates, differing perspectives, clashing ideologies, and justice struggles
are inevitable*ƒ²*ƒ"€š*ƒ‚¦"“(Dekker, 2003, p.3). There no way around it, when more than
one person is set to accomplish a task, the majority of the time there going to be some sort
of disagreement. How individuals deal with this disagreement decides how well the team
will work in a group from that point on. When a problem is not resolved and just let go,
someone in the group feels hurt and may hold the group back down the road. Group
members should never let a problem go unresolved, since you are only as strong as your
weakest link. "Slow down, step back, and try to figure out what is going on (crinfo.org,
2007)"“. Therere three basic steps to conflict resolution: Address, Converse, and Move-On.
Step one is very simple, when a problem arises in the planning of a team project, the
problem should be addressed right away. "It is much easier and much safer to ignore the
necessary conflict and play ostrich"“ (Heathfield, 2007). Unresolved conflicts can cause
more problems longer down the process. "Unresolved conflict does not go away;
unresolved conflict can turn into a full boil at any time"“ (Heathfield, 2007). Conflict is
needed for teams to get down to the business at hand. It the only way that we can make
decisions together. Decision-making within a group is a disagreement until the group finds
a resolution in the end. If something doesnt look right or isnt going in the right direction
