Leadership Skills Worksheet: Conflict Resolution
Leader's tip (Calm, listen, options, agree): The four steps in order: calm down → listen to both sides → find options → agree on a plan. Helps: a calm voice, saying “I feel…”, listening without blame, finding a middle way, apologising sincerely. Makes it worse: shouting back, taking sides at once, name-calling, bringing up old fights, spreading gossip.
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- 1.Which of these makes a conflict worse? (a) saying “I feel…” (b) apologising sincerely (c) using a calm voice (d) spreading gossip
- 2.🕊️ When solving a conflict, which comes first: calm down or listen to both sides? (a) calm down (b) listen to both sides
- 3.🧩 Two teammates are arguing loudly over who presents. What is the first step? (a) take a vote at once (b) pick a winner fast (c) ignore them (d) help them calm down
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding a middle way (b) listening without blame (c) focusing on the problem (d) shouting back
- 5.True or false: “focusing on the problem” makes a conflict worse. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🕊️ Does this help solve a conflict or make it worse: shouting back? (a) helps solve it (b) makes it worse
- 7.🗣️ Which line helps calm a conflict? (a) “You are always wrong.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “Stop being silly!” (d) “Let’s hear both sides.”
- 8.👂 Why listen to both sides in a conflict? (a) to waste time (b) to pick a winner (c) to find who to blame (d) to understand fully
- 9.True or false: “shouting back” makes a conflict worse. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🕊️ Does this help solve a conflict or make it worse: finding a middle way? (a) makes it worse (b) helps solve it
- 11.🕊️ Which conflict-solving step is this: listen to both sides? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 12.🕊️ Does this help solve a conflict or make it worse: listening without blame? (a) helps solve it (b) makes it worse
- 13.Which of these helps solve a conflict? (a) using a calm voice (b) name-calling (c) shouting back (d) bringing up old fights
- 14.Which of these makes a conflict worse? (a) using a calm voice (b) listening without blame (c) shouting back (d) saying “I feel…”
- 15.🕊️ When solving a conflict, which comes first: calm down or brainstorm solutions? (a) calm down (b) brainstorm solutions
- 16.🕊️ When solving a conflict, which comes first: calm down or hear each side fully? (a) calm down (b) hear each side fully
- 17.🕊️ When solving a conflict, which comes first: hear each side fully or choose a fix together? (a) hear each side fully (b) choose a fix together
- 18.🕊️ Does this help solve a conflict or make it worse: spreading gossip? (a) helps solve it (b) makes it worse
- 19.🕊️ When solving a conflict, which comes first: let each person speak or calm down? (a) let each person speak (b) calm down
- 20.True or false: “spreading gossip” makes a conflict worse. (a) False (b) True
- 21.Which of these makes a conflict worse? (a) listening without blame (b) name-calling (c) focusing on the problem (d) using a calm voice
- 22.🕊️ Which conflict-solving step is this: let each person speak? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 23.🕊️ Does this help solve a conflict or make it worse: bringing up old fights? (a) makes it worse (b) helps solve it
- 24.🕊️ Does this help solve a conflict or make it worse: apologising sincerely? (a) makes it worse (b) helps solve it
- 25.True or false: “saying “I feel…”” helps solve a conflict. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🕊️ Which conflict-solving step is this: calm down? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 27.True or false: “name-calling” helps solve a conflict. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: “walking off in anger” makes a conflict worse. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🕊️ When solving a conflict, which comes first: calm down or let each person speak? (a) calm down (b) let each person speak
- 30.🕊️ When solving a conflict, which comes first: listen to both sides or find options? (a) listen to both sides (b) find options
- 31.🕊️ When solving a conflict, which comes first: let each person speak or shake hands on a plan? (a) let each person speak (b) shake hands on a plan
- 32.Which of these helps solve a conflict? (a) taking sides at once (b) bringing up old fights (c) shouting back (d) listening without blame
- 33.🕊️ Which conflict-solving step is this: choose a fix together? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 34.Which of these helps solve a conflict? (a) taking sides at once (b) name-calling (c) shouting back (d) apologising sincerely
- 35.🕊️ When solving a conflict, which comes first: list possible fixes or agree on a plan? (a) list possible fixes (b) agree on a plan
- 36.🕊️ When solving a conflict, which comes first: choose a fix together or calm down? (a) choose a fix together (b) calm down
- 37.True or false: “bringing up old fights” makes a conflict worse. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🕊️ Which conflict-solving step is this: take a deep breath? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 39.🕊️ When solving a conflict, which comes first: agree on a plan or hear each side fully? (a) agree on a plan (b) hear each side fully
- 40.Which of these helps solve a conflict? (a) walking off in anger (b) finding a middle way (c) shouting back (d) name-calling
Answer key
- spreading gossip
- calm down
- help them calm down
- shouting back
- False
- makes it worse
- “Let’s hear both sides.”
- to understand fully
- True
- helps solve it
- step 2
- helps solve it
- using a calm voice
- shouting back
- calm down
- calm down
- hear each side fully
- makes it worse
- calm down
- True
- name-calling
- step 2
- makes it worse
- helps solve it
- True
- step 1
- False
- True
- calm down
- listen to both sides
- let each person speak
- listening without blame
- step 4
- apologising sincerely
- list possible fixes
- calm down
- True
- step 1
- hear each side fully
- finding a middle way
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