My primary conflict style according to the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Styles Assessment places me at the “
compromising conflict style
” with 82%, which does not confirm what I initially thought about my conflict style
. This conflict style
tries to have each party involved gaining and
losing something, thus compromising their needs. The reason for this is because I actually do not tend to often think about the “
give and take
” and I have a difficult time compromising on things that I personally do not agree with. I am typically more assertive
in conversations over anything else and I struggle with not sharing my opinion. I think the expanded conflict style
that describes me most is the firm compromising style
as this limits flexibility
while usually reaching a compromise that meets a good portion of their needs
. In this expanded conflict style, both assertiveness
and comparativeness
are moderate along with the remaining categories being moderate to high as well. I think this style more closely aligns with how I approach most conflicts as I do care about what the goals of the other person or people are, but I also will not avoid a conflict if it gets escalated. I do try and reach some sort of compromise
, but that compromise
is not one that is achieved quickly or without push back. If I were to be in a situation where I choose to respond with a style other than the style I would normally use, I would struggle to remain silent and give in to the other party
. Both avoiding and accommodating
would be extremely difficult for me to abide with because I struggle to keep any thoughts or opinions to myself, if I believe it would contribute to the problem or conversation, and I have a difficult time with allowing other’s to completely take control of the
