Summary
Resolve conflict situations
When resolving conflict situations:
• Take responsibility for finding a solution
• Only operate within your designated scope of authority
• Realise conflict can occur with patrons or colleagues
• Recognise sometimes there can be no negotiated solution
• Try to give control to the customer when resolving customer conflict
• Be prepared to show a physical presence
• Use appropriate communication and interpersonal skills
• Factor in social, cultural and other relevant contexts
• Apply anger management techniques
• Use conflict resolution skills
• Develop solutions to address identified conflict
• Be prepared to ask the person what it would take to fix the problem
• Compromise can be an effective solution strategy
• Always be prepared to apologise
• Accept ‘doing nothing’ can be an appropriate response
• Work within organisational constraints and legal requirements