Scheduling Conflict Strategies For Hybrid Teams

Conflict among employees is a common occurrence in any collaborative setting, affecting 85% of workers worldwide at some point in their careers. In any case, hybrid work can make managing struggle more troublesome than it would be face-to-face. Conflicts can go unresolved and fester over time due to a lack of face-to-face interaction, a lack of additional context, and a loss of conversational nuance. This can result in poor performance, low-quality work, and employee turnover.

Fortunately, problems with conflict resolution in a hybrid setting can be resolved just as effectively as in in-person situations. To get your teams ready for virtual conflict in the new digital world, we'll look at some of the best conflict resolution methods.

What are scheduling conflicts?

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In their personal lives, everyone has had a scheduling conflict. You might have booked a vacation on the same weekend as a family get-together by accident. Or, a friend might have suggested that you go to a movie at the same time you go to the dentist.

Similar is a scheduling conflict in business. It alludes to a situation wherein two occasions compete for a similar time allotment on your schedule. The ensuing events might necessitate your employer's presence. For instance, if your employee is ill or wants to attend a new family event, they might start a new conflict. They might lose their ability to work the shift they were given because of that. They might also have varying availability, like if they work part-time and attend school at different times, which can lead to ongoing conflicts.

Regardless of how the contention shows, obviously, one individual can't be in that frame of mind without a moment's delay. Resolving a scheduling conflict is the only way to let go of the hold it has on one's calendar.

What types of scheduling conflicts can occur?

Conflicts in schedules can take many forms, including:

• Selecting a day that does not align with the schedule of your coworkers: Let's say you've decided to go to work in person one day. You want to let your favorite coworkers know that you'll be there, but you don't want to send an invitation to everyone in the group explaining your plans. You can schedule your coming-to-work days and choose not to send the event to others with Litespace smart-in-scheduling. Your participation dates will be displayed to group members when they check the group calendar.
• Overlapping events: This occurs when an event is scheduled to overlap with another that is already on the calendar. You might, for instance, have scheduled a team standup between 9:30 and 10:00 a.m. and an inspection or store walk between 9:00 and 10:00 a.m. This scheduling conflict forces someone to miss one event to attend another. However, they are unable to focus entirely on either.
• Booking an unavailable time slot: This occurs when an event is scheduled for a time that has already been reserved. For instance, you could unintentionally dole out a shift to a representative during his evening off. Either the employee would have to miss work or take a vacation.

Tips for handling scheduling conflicts

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The following are some suggestions for avoiding and dealing with scheduling conflicts:

• Use Litespace: Litespace provides modern workplace management tools for remote and hybrid companies which aid employees in scheduling their daily work hours. There will be no need to keep track of your data in spreadsheets or waste time figuring out who will be at the office on a particular day. By making it easier for people to talk to each other, it makes it easier for businesses to adjust to the new work environment after COVID.
• Litespace AI-Smart Scheduling: You can Receive recommended office schedules a week in advance based on your team, historical work pattern, and coworker preference. In addition, you can get suggestions on events to create to find out the best date to optimize attendance. 
• Make an employee schedule: Conflicts are minimized by a master schedule that specifies how employees divide their time. Apps for scheduling employees, such as Shifts in Slack, Google Calendar, and Microsoft Teams can help you avoid conflicts.
• Adopt an understanding attitude: If there is a scheduling conflict that results in an unfilled shift, do not attempt to assign blame. This is even more crucial when an employee is not to blame for a no-show. Make an effort to comprehend the reason for the confusion and the steps you can take to avoid it in the future.

Every one of these conflict resolution methods will assist you with fostering serious areas of strength for managing struggle in your groups as we push ahead into the computerized age. If you want your teams to succeed in a hybrid workplace, it will be essential to prepare them for these obstacles, as doing so will have a long-term impact on productivity, morale, and quality of work.

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