workplace conflicts
Professional interpersonal tensions
Workplace conflicts are disputes or tensions between people in a professional setting.
These range from minor disagreements over procedures to serious clashes involving harassment, discrimination, or power struggles.
HR departments often mediate workplace conflicts: The workshop focused on resolving workplace conflicts before they escalate.
The term appears frequently in management training and employment law contexts.
- bullyingAggressive repeated intimidation
- hostile work environmentLegally actionable workplace harassment
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- language barriersCommunication blocks between tongues
trust issues · miscommunication · power imbalance · turf war · grievance · frustration · emotional tension · walking on eggshells · stereotyping · personality clash · heated argument · generational differences · anger · micromanagement · passive-aggressiveness · silent treatment · performance pressure · whistleblower
- labor relationslabor relations, labor disputes, collective agreement, union elections, bargaining
- advice columnsadvice column, agony aunt, agony column, Dear Abby, Ann Landers
workplace conflictsteam cohesion
How well members bond
mutual respect · team spirit · consensus building · cooperation · amity