When they feel unfairly treated in the trades they do with others, whether it be in goods, services or feelings, they feel hard done by. That is the key to the health of an organisation. The concepts of prey, predator and sacrifice are central to the experience of being an individual within a group. And we re sensitive to it. It s not surprising that the most historically obvious manifestations of conflict in the workplace have been between employer and employee.
Perceived injustices create enmity.
A lot of people have gotten into positions of management and they doubt they have the ability to do it, and so they have to do things to build themselves up when they feel weak and vulnerable. When someone casts you in the role of the enemy, they turn you into an object. They close their minds to seeing you as a person. 6 Create opportunities to show yourself as human. Corporate cultures that genuinely value and reward teamwork are less likely to be fractured by enmity, says Moulder.