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Conflict and Negotiation Presentation
Conflict and Negotiation Presentation
Conflicts and
Negotiation
Langyuan, Kang Ngee, Dave,
Aishwarya, Dasco
Overarching Theme
1 What is Conflict?
What is Conflict? 1
Conflict and Management 2
Case Study Analysis 3
Tips for Negotiation 4
Negotiation and Culture 5
Sources of Conflict in Software Engineering?
Yet Another Pull Request...
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Open-source Software marketing itself as a powerful, pragmatic, and extremely fast web framework for Rust
Here’s the Scenario
Contributor Founder/Maintainer
AARON
VS NIKOLAY
Here’s the Scenario
AARON NIKOLAY
“What’s even the point of this
“Why can’t he just merge this
pull request? Why do I need to
pull request? It’s perfect!”
merge it?”
Definition of Conflict
Conflict exists when one person has a need of another and
that need is not being met.
Pathway to resolution!
Accommodating Collaborating
Minimize differences, Aims to meet needs of
concerned with all parties and values
maintaining a good team relationship
rapport, and is
cooperative.
Competing Compromising
Assertive, Splits the difference,
self-confident, and Avoiding exchange concessions,
focused on the deal and and seeks a quick
Avoids stepping into or
results. middle-ground solution
creating tension. Stays
neutral, objective or
removed from the situation
So which is the best conflict management style?
Accommodating Avoiding Collaborating
Competing Compromising
AARON NIKOLAY
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AARON NIKOLAY
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!? ✖ Avoidance
AARON NIKOLAY
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✔ Communicating reason
AARON NIKOLAY
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AARON NIKOLAY
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AARON NIKOLAY
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AARON NIKOLAY
Tips for better negotiation
Unable to regulate
emotions
Managing your emotions
Understand
your
counterpart’s
emotions
Manage your
anger
Avoid anxiety
Minding your language
1 Body language
2 Language
2 Show respect