No To Conflicts

I used to have a coworker who has this huge attitude problem...I mean HUGE. He just seems to clash with everyone else-- our boss, his fellow workers, and believe me, even with the poor maintenance guy! There never seems a week that passes that he doesn't have a row with anyone in the building. That may be a little exaggerating but if you knew him, you'd totally understand what I mean.

If you've met a person like that, just think that he's not all bad. We should avoid focusing on people's faults and take time to appraise all their good attributes. It is never good to hold grudges against coworkers, as this creates an unhealthy atmosphere around the workplace. Always try to look at other's good side even if how bad they sometimes seem.

When tension arises around the workplace, due to management problems and other factors, one thing you should not do is to try to shun the conflict in hope that it would just disappear. This does not happen, trust me. It should be resolved in a diplomatic way. Unresolved conflicts are just that-- unresolved. Even if you try to block it out every single day, it would still be hanging around like some ghost, bidding its time to surface. The best thing to do is to sort out the issue all at once, if possible.