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Question #8: How well do you deal with conflict? What conflicts were you involved in at XYZ?
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If it is a client-I NEVER respond with anything but politeness. If internal, I stay cool, think thru my response and then find the right moment to share my thoughts on the conflict

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I always strive to resolve conflict as soon a situation arises. If I can not resolve myself I am not afraid to ask for assistance from my most knowledgable counterparts.

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In a matrixed environment without strong processes to encourage collaboration, it can be challenging to get iniatitives prioritized for support. Launching the PALS project we were challenged by the direct banking team constantly. We got support in 3 ways 1.) Understood their concerns, processes, and complied. 2.) Senior support was acknowledged, 3.) momentum.

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Conflicts are like gas; everyone has some from time to time but no one really wants to discuss it. It's often best to let it fade away a bit at a time.

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I deal with conflicts as a solution. I dont see them as conflicts but as a misinformed. so i work on informing not conflicting

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Many times conflict can be mostly resolved by just listening to the other party share their side of the story. Once they've been able to vent they're a little more ready to listen to reason. But dealing with conflict can never be just reactive; you should be clued in enough to your people so that some conflicts can be cut off at the pass.

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I give conflicts time to settle. Most conflicts were working with two individuals that did not get along

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