Some tips on how to stay out of destructive conflicts and how to get out of them:
1. Do not interpret other people's actions. People tend to make up things that are not there. Psychologists believe that our emotions are primarily a reaction not to reality, but to our thoughts about it. For example, if a colleague did not respond to your message, you do not need to invent reasons for such an action - it is better to go and calmly find out why this happened.
2. Do not compete where you can and should co-operate. There is a fundamental concept in economics that there are fewer goods than people would like. People see the world as a finite amount of resources that are distributed among people. By analogy, during workplace conflict, people also share resources, which can be visualised as a pie. Each participant strives to prove that his or her idea is better. Of course, a person does not want to lose and settle for a smaller piece. But in such a situation, both ideas can be correct. Or a third option can be found that is the most optimal. The real goal of teamwork is not to divide the pie, but to act in such a way that the pie becomes bigger, respectively, each team member will be able to get a bigger piece.
3. Argue constructively. It is not necessary to evaluate and label your interlocutor. You can criticise the result of work, but not the person himself. It is necessary to operate with facts that will confirm your opinion and offer an alternative.