Closing the Door to Conflict (Essay‪)‬

According to Rotella, Gold, Andriana & Scharf (2002), families, partnerships, and friendships can break up over what appear to be surmountable conflicts. I would add that in the workplace staff is included in this concept and the efforts to control the damages from conflicts can be very unproductive. Without an indepth discussion of the issues, conflicts, and differences, the concepts of reconciliation and forgiveness are likely to be confused with power, empowerment and revenge. It is important for leadership to understand conflict, how to work to resolution and the processes considered significant as part of the resolution including forgiveness and reconciliation. The following is quoted from an article in the Times News on July, 2006, forgiveness is the beginning and follows with reconciliation: The Bible says, "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head" (Romans 12:20). In other words, by refusing to seek revenge, and treating someone in a way that is opposite to the way they treated us, the cycle can be broken, and peace can begin.