ENGRG 5825

Eng Leader Skill Clinic: Managing Conflict

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

Whenever people work together on something that matters, disagreements and tensions are inevitable, and in high-performing teams, they are often intentional. Productive conflict drives creativity, sharpens decision-making, and surfaces assumptions that might otherwise go unchallenged. The skill lies in knowing how to encourage the right kinds of conflict, navigate them well, and address the kinds that undermine trust and progress before they take hold. This clinic gives students a framework for understanding different conflict styles, including their own, and specific tools for managing disagreements in ways that strengthen rather than strain the teams they are part of.

Enrollment Priority Priority given to: MEng students.

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Learning Outcomes

• Assess your own typical responses to conflict, including the situations and patterns that shape them.
• Identify a range of approaches to conflict and evaluate which is most productive in each context.
• Demonstrate the ability to engage with conflict more intentionally, drawing on a broader repertoire than your default style.

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