Conflict Resolution and Neighbor

Conflicts occur frequently in life. It is to anyone’s benefit to learn early on how to resolve conflict in a positive and effective manner. The use of threats towards others is never an effective means of communication or method to resolve conflict.

To resolve a conflict the players within the conflict need to communicate with each other. When people talk to each other cooperation is more abundant. After discussion of the conflict each player needs to bargain and negotiate to obtain a reasonable positive solution. Negotiation is discussing conflicts and reaching a solution that is reasonable to all players involved.

In this particular conflict a good “clearing of the air” could reduce the negative behavior by both players and a positive resolution should be able to be obtained. Effective conflict resolution involves asking what the desired outcome of the problem is. The problem in this situation is that one neighbor blasts music at 5:00 in the morning, but the other neighbor is involved in playing loud and annoying music at 1:00 in the morning. The desired outcome of the problem is the music to stop playing at times that is disruptive to others. The next step would be for each neighbor to sit down and talk about the conflict. Each needs to listen, explain the situation, and ask questions. Then identifying a potential solution would be possible. The solution to the problem would be to stop playing loud music in the middle of the night. Threatening the neighbor about the problem would not make the problem any better in most cases it would actually cause more problems especially considering that each neighbor is doing the exact same thing only at different times. An important thing that would promote the discussion would be that each wants the problem to be resolved in a friendly positive manner. I am not the type of person to solve a conflict by threatening anyone. I would strive to solve the conflict to my best ability.