Michaela Quinn's Blog

In the Gainesville Sun’s article Ways to Handle Unavoidable Workplace Conflict, they list off multiple tips on how to deal with conflict. In COMM 292 we learned about functional and dysfunctional conflict. Functional conflict benefits the company whereas dysfunctional conflict harms it, which is what this article is discussing. The most important solutions this article gives are … Be specific about the issue Deal with one issue at a time Schedule a time to  discuss conflict I think number one is important because if you want to address and issue or something a coworker…read more

In Mia’s blog post, she emphasises the importance of communication and the relationship between emotions and effective communication. When talking about effective communication it is also important to look at how perception influences one’s communication. Communication is present in everything from having a conversation to being in the workplace. In COMM 292, it is taught that in order for a company to be successful, there must be strong communication within the company and between workers. A lack of communication or miscommunication can drastically effect relationships within the workplace and the…read more