what causes a conflict in a team?

Question

what could be the possible reason of why could there be a conflict within the team? Such as when we are asked to do a project or solving a problem together.

Answer 1

Based on my training experience, the conflict is present because teams typically do not get time to develop. There are 4 stages of team development that happen.
1. Forming: gathering, poilite, courtious approact to task.
2. Storming: the need to establish roles is present, and conflict is a natural and necessary component that occurs.
3. Norming: group/team norms established on approach to task, communication styles, etc. and group members begin to value one another.
4. Performing: The ultimate stage of a team where peformance is key, approach to task, duties, and roles established and each member know the strengths of one another. Communication styles are in the open, and the team truly performs.

It takes time to get there. Conflict is natural...be aware of it, and focus on the tasks, while valuing each team members contributions.

I hope this helps!

Answer 2

'One of the members could be lazy. and wants everyone else to slave and he gets points without applying himself.He is betting on the fact that his other team mates would not want to fail and therefore would carry him along.
2. Disagreement on the best way to go about the job at hand This may stem from a misunderstanding of what is really required
3. Ego. There could be a member that dominates others and has no regard for his team mates' view points. Mr know it all, very intolerant of others.
4. An unwillingness on the path of most members to discover each other strengths and weaknesses and harness what is necessary to get the job done
5. Attitudes like anger, frustrations etc. This could come from lack of finance to purchase the materials for the project.
6. Selfishness. A member could think the project or that course is uninteresting and not a priority for him so he wants to do as little a job as possible.
7. Pressure. A member maybe part of another group that is equally demanding or even more so. Sports and practice, music etc...

Answer 3

Indifference. Unfortunately, there are some members on your team that don't care if they are on a winning team or losing team, and will never even try to pull their weight. They simply "don't get it" and might as well be sitting on the sidelines or absent all together. ...They may like to win, but will not make a special effort in contributing to the team's success. I find it hard to understand when kids as well as adults don't care either way if their team wins or loses. Being a competitive person, I have realized that no matter the age, there will always be people among a team who are indifferent and hold others back without even realizing it. The trick is to pick up their slack by your hard work, because ultimately, the team effort is responsible for the team score, including GPA.

Answer 4

It may be a lack of leadership. Without strong leadership, it is very difficult to resolve problems within a group. Every person, by nature, has their own perspective and opinions, and usually not all ideas can be implemented because of conflicting opinions. Making decisions as a group, therefore, will usually require a system of resolving problems and making decisions.

To resolve differences, the group needs to either: 1) appoint a President to decide issues after a discussion; 2) adopt of system of voting; or 3) agree to continue discussions for as long as it takes to reach unanimous agreement.

The third option is the most inefficient, but has the appeal of striving for universal agreement. It is inefficient because of the time it may require to reach consensus, and, of course, the possibility of deadlock.

The second option is probably the most palatable option and the most likely to be agreed upon. Majority rule is the one of the backbones of democratic governments.

The first option is the most efficient, but it may be necessary to vote on who should be President. I say that it is the most efficient because a good President will be able to make fast informed decisions, but a weak President could also be indecisive and lead to delays.

If your group is large and complex, then a hybrid may be required. But I'm assuming that you have a small team that will not be in charge of a Fortune 500 company or running a country.

In any event, strong leadership will be required to propose and implement whatever system of decision making is adopted. Someone needs to take charge so that the group can decide on the form of government. Once the form of government is decided it becomes a matter of following the system faithfully in resolving problems and making decisions.

Answer 5

There have been a lot of complicated answers to this question. It's simple, the same thing that causes conflict in a team is the thing that creates harmony. Personality.

How we as individuals and a group react to both vergent and divergent personalities is the cause of either paradise or conflict.

Answer 6

I think that there are several things that might cause conflict within a team. Selfishness is certainly one. Various work habits or lack of is another. Varied expectations of results may create conflict. But the main thing that creates it is human nature called "the flesh" in some circles.

Answer 7

Let me count the ways....

ego
sloth
impatience
mismatched expectations
failure for all team members to buy into the goal
intolerance
lack of interpersonal communication skills
preconceived notions about other team members
lack of experienced leadership
poorly articulated instructions
failure to properly analyze problem
failure to accurately articulate solution
poor delegation of tasks

etc.

Answer 8

Jalousy. That's the basic of it all. They think they are competant and can do a better job than you. The other main important factor is when you loose your respect with them and there's no way to get that back once it's lose. There are many thing you can do to loose your respect like having sex or being flurticious with them and also if you're a substance user in front of them.

Answer 9

I have been dealing with this at work for the last 6 months. The reason depends on which member of the team and what his/her agenda is. It can be ego, self interest, insecurities, lack of trust, lack of leadership, competition for the leader role.

Answer 10

JEALOUS people are just that way. Just make sure you are not putting your nose so far in the air that you can't see down. Good Luck