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Conflict style test
Faced with a disagreement, you can push for your own way, give way, split the difference, sidestep it, or work for a solution that suits both of you. Those are the five classic conflict modes, and everyone uses all of them.
You and a colleague both want the same week off. You…
About this test
Each question is a disagreement with five ways to respond. Pick the one you’d most likely do. The result ranks your habits and says when each one serves you.
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What are the five conflict styles?
Competing, collaborating, compromising, avoiding and accommodating. They sit on two axes: how much you push for what you want, and how much you work for what the other person wants.
Is this the Thomas-Kilmann instrument?
No. The Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument is a paid assessment. This free test uses the same five modes with our own situations.
What’s the best conflict style?
None is best everywhere. Collaborating suits important issues with time to talk; competing suits emergencies; avoiding suits trivia. Skill is knowing which to use.