Politically Charged Environment’s Impact
The sphere of my interests rarely touches upon the topic of politics unless it is necessary for work. Thus, I do not consider myself as being a political person. Neither career progression nor the psychological state is affected by the politically charged environment. As it is stated in the initial question, the political environment is regulated by the power to which ordinary people have no access. As a result, political issues are unlikely changeable events that occur no matter citizens’ preferences (Cichocka & Dhont, 2018). It is more rational to be ready to adjust to any political conditions to use changes for personal benefit and progress. Implementing the strategy of avoiding the political noise related to mass media also contributes to the more critical assessment of uncontrollable events.
Today the notion of the informational war is often implemented within the scope of political disputes. It is used as a powerful, influential weapon affecting people’s cognition. In order to avoid this impact, it is vital to understand that there is no correct answer in politics (Cichocka & Dhont, 2018). One position is more relevant for particular conditions than another. As a result, allowing being affected by the political changes without extreme necessity is irrational. The community can find true-to fact information only in the so-called “grey literature”, which helps to see the general picture more clearly (Cooper, et al., 2019). Based on the experience, career progression depends on flexibility, initiative, inquisitiveness and tolerance. Political tendencies are not included in my values system related to career development. Thus, I can note no impact of the political inquiries on my working progress.
Conflict-Handling Style and Bargaining Strategy
The primary conflict-handling style that I implement within my professional activities and everyday life is collaboration. The main principle of this style is that it allows estimation of all parties’ positions and finding a solution that benefits all participants (Bajar & Macalalad, 2019). The main benefit of this style is that the diverse opinions on one problem can bring new perspectives helping to improve the final quality of the particular activity. This approach has significantly served me in my career because satisfying the needs of all parties creates a good reputation, ensuring future collaboration. My work’s bargaining strategy is mostly distributive, which focuses on gaining the benefits for the one part of the conversation (Bolkan & Goodboy, 2021). However, I strive to change the company’s focus from a win-lose approach to a win-win. In other words, my primary aim is to advance the integrative bargain strategy. It is not always possible to be implemented in actual market conditions. As a result, I adjust the strategy based on the working conditions and the parties involved in the particular activities.
This approach partly correlates with the conflict-handling style. From my perspective, to ensure the long-term collaboration aims, an integrative strategy is more beneficial. It is also vital to mention that bargaining strategy should be chosen based on the initial aim of the particular activity. For example, the distribution approach will be more suitable if the company plans to gain benefits without consequent integration. Therefore, even though I have particular preferences regarding the conflict handling style and barging strategy, they can be irrelevant in particular conditions. The essential skill is to adjust for the situation and choose what approach is relevant in the exact situation.
References
Bajar, C., & Macalalad, G. (2019). Administrators’ emotional quotient as correlate to conflict handling styles and organizational performance toward developing an institutional wellness program. Ascendens Asia Journal of Multidisciplinary Research Abstracts, 3(2), 1–12.
Bolkan, S., & Goodboy, A. (2021). Negotiating in distributive bargaining scenarios: The effect of sharing one’s alternative. Communication Studies, 72(4), 720–733. Web.
Cichocka, A., & Dhont, K. (2018). The personality bases of political ideology and behavior. In V. Zeigler-Hill & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.), The SAGE handbook of personality and individual differences: Applications of personality and individual differences (pp. 323–352). Sage Reference.
Cooper, K., Farrell, S., Kelly, J., Marsolek, W., & Riegelman, A. (2019). Grey literature: Use, creation, and citation habits of faculty researchers across disciplines. Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication, 7(1), 1–7.