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After completing the survey (Set B), the following categories were assessed: Compromising, Avoiding, Harmonizing, Cooperating, and Directing. The
Style Matters:
The Kraybill Conflict Style Inventory
is designed to give specific, practical help for dealing with differences. In addition, this system highlights limitations, strengths, and Storm shifts as they occur with each user. Lastly, this assessment outlines the effects on behavior as conflict may become more intense.
My results: highest score: Storm- When early efforts have failed, and anxiety has increased. Comprising 12, Avoiding 11, Harmonizing 8, Cooperating 7, Directing, and my lowest score was
Calm "When differences first arise and emotions are mild" Harmonizing 12, Compromising 11, Cooperating 10, Avoiding 8, Directing 3.
Do you agree with the assessment?
I am not surprised at my compromising score. I have recently found out I am a people pleaser. I prefer others to be happy than me, and I use it quite a bit in life. In thinking about this, I ask myself, is spending all the time suitable for me or people I want to help? Sometimes, it can be; for example, I will illustrate the benefits of these strengths I have used in my life with my kids. I was raised a certain way (strict, it is my way, I am always right, you do not question me, you do what I tell you) when my kids were younger. They are adults now. When my kids would ask to go out somewhere, my first reaction was no! Of course, you know the response after, but" why" because I said I would reply. At that time, I did not think that I was sending my kids a message that they could not be trusted, and because of my anxiety, I would not let them out. I soon learned that comprising can be beneficial. When my kids wanted to go out with friends, I would tell them, yes, you may, but can you be home at a particular time and we all agreed. Comprising
is not a bad thing. The costs and benefits of incorporating compromise into my personal life in Storm is that I can be fair and Do not push things to the extreme. I can meet people halfway.
Moreover, by using this style, I get quick results. Further, I have to agree with the assessment. I also scored high in avoiding. According to the feedback analysis, "This suggests that, when stress and tension are high, I step back or withdraw to keep things calm. Avoiding has unique strengths and weaknesses that I should be aware of. For Example, Avoiding can have important uses. Avoiding allows me to avoid needless battles over trivial issues not worth the time and energy consumed by confrontation. I remain calm. The cost of avoiding, However, states that I should not Over-Use It. Each style has costs that come with over-reliance on that style. With Avoiding, these are not immediately obvious - things may stay quiet for a while!
Nevertheless, over-use of Avoiding has high long-term costs. By avoiding situations, I can explode when feelings are pent up. Being avoidant in a relationship can slowly ruin a relationship.
This was the most obvious to me. I avoid situations; in fact, a few times I thought I had been quiet for too long, and I exploded. The explosion was with my husband.
In calm, my highest score was Harmonizing
-
Low focus on my agenda and high focus on relationships. The benefit is that I can efficiently work with and approve of everything. One way of incorporating harmonizing into my daily life is to create a pleasant, safe space for everyone.
I was most surprised by the style I used: Storm is the
Compromising
style (score of
12
). I scored almost as high in the
Avoiding
style (
11
). To start, the report states that I was avoidant at first. I was astonished because the arguments with my husband are because I think he is avoidant.
So there is some truth to this because, according to the avoiding style, "when stress and tension are high, you step back or withdraw to keep things calm." In thinking about this, I use my
avoiding style to bypass conflict and to be honest, I do not think this is healthy for me in the long
run. It is also worth considering that it can lead to explosions, and it has led to a few in my relationship because I did not realize that I completely shut down.
Another factor to consider is that I have several high styles suitable for conflict management. When I am comfortable with several styles, I can be flexible and more quickly respond to various circumstances. My score report is longer than usual because it contains vital info about each style. However, that is a small price to pay for the advantage of my unusual flexibility, according to my results in the report. This motivates me to work on my relationship with my husband, kids, and work . Being in law enforcement work environments can be hard to come by because we are forced to work together whether we like each other. It could be people because of
the different cultures or age groups or the civil or sworn perspective. As a future social worker, I am sure there will be conflict. Throughout this course, there are different approaches to conflict. We are learning one another, using assessments to evaluate how we can benefit the client—
understanding how to provide services in substantive areas or use intervention techniques or approaches that are new to them only after engaging in appropriate study, training, consultation, and supervision from people who are competent in those interventions or techniques. In addition,
we learn how to lift each other and help one another grow. It is understood that anyone has a way
to contribute to the team.
This assessment has helped me think about balance in the conflict I encounter daily. For example, in avoidance conflict, my score was high, which explains some of the decline in the family relationships I experience today. I use harmonizing too often during a storm with my family and work. Although both are suitable methods, they can only be used a little. I must create
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more balance and seek peaceful, truthful resolutions at home and in the workplace. I am thankful
I was exposed to these tools, as I will utilize them in the future to fine-tune my leadership style.