Conflict Resolution should be implemented as soon as possible whenever issues arise in your business. It’s very common for businesses nowadays to operate in teams. Whether they be leader-driven groups or self-directed teams; the hope is that productivity, creativity, and outcomes will be greater in a team atmosphere. While this is a proven approach, whenever you assemble people from differing backgrounds and experiences, it is inevitable that conflict will occur. Many people and businesses look at conflict as a negative, something to be avoided. Yet conflict, differences, or disagreements are a natural result of people working together. Also, without conflict, teams can become complacent and not function at the best possible levels. The challenge then will become, how must the team be ready for this phase of their existence, and how must the team leader facilitate through it?