Monday, May 6, 2013

 

Unfair Fighting Assumptions Fair Fighting Assumptions
  1. Conflict is awful
  2. My needs are more valid than yours
  3. Only one can win
  1. Conflict is inevitable
  2. Our needs are equally valid
  3. We both can win 

 

Unfair Fight StylesFair Fighting Guidelines
Bad timingSet a time
BlamingState the problem in behavioral terms
Too many issuesStick to one issue
Covering up other feelings with angerExpress the full range of emotions
Impossible demandsPossible change
Threats and ultimatumsDescribe consequences
EscalationPrevent escalation
Unhappy endingsEnd in agreement, coutner proposal, or postponement

 

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