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Most people at some point in their working careers encounter conflict, it’s a completely normal occurrence.<\/p>\n
When these uncomfortable situations arise it’s important to keep a resolution in mind. Whoever is in the wrong, it’s better to handle the situation by putting your ego to the side and trying to find a middle ground.<\/p>\n
We recommend you act quickly before the passive-aggressive tension in the air starts to choke everyone but not to speak to the person(s) without coming from a calm and neutral headspace. This is why taking the time to write a cautiously written email can be helpful, (providing you take the time to phrase things in a diplomatic way.)<\/strong><\/p>\n
If you do find yourself in a conflict situation with a co-worker, and you’re looking for the right words to draft an email, it’s worth taking a look at the email templates given below, adapt them to help resolve your issues.<\/p>\n
Here are 5 email templates to fix a high conflict situation with a co-worker:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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\nDear\u00a0<\/em>[Insert Name],<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n
I’m writing this email to explain an issue to you, as I understand that this has caused you some concern recently.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
I know that the pace of progress on the [insert project name] project has caused considerable stress for you and that you felt this issue was down to poor project planning on my part. I can see why this would cause you to feel mistrustful of my management of the project. The slow progress that we have seen is actually the result of a delay at the marketing agency\u2019s end, since our point of contact [Insert Name] has had to take time off due to illness, and the person filling in needed time to get up to speed on things.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Now that the replacement is up to speed with our project, we expect the pace of work to increase in the coming weeks.\u00a0I’m sorry that I didn’t explain this bottleneck to you earlier, which perhaps led\u00a0you to believe that I had made certain miscalculations.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
If you have any other concerns about\u00a0the project, please don’t hesitate to discuss them with me, so that I can reassure you and minimise any stress caused.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
I hope this clarifies everything. Feel free to reach out at any time if you feel you need to talk about anything.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Sincerely,
<\/strong>[Insert Your Name]<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\nThis template takes the time to address your colleagues’ concerns, in order to reassure them that you are in control of things in your team. It also offers an olive branch to try to patch up the relationship going forward.<\/p>\n
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