Conflict resolution...when I'm called into teams/organizations where people disrespect or hate each other, or assume their manager is out to get them. 90% of the time type is involved--normal behaviors are construed as wrong, evil, or conspiratorial. The other 10% of the time, the individuals are nuts
The lenses do overlap, making considering purpose and group makeup of equal importance and my work of infinite variety.
Borrowing from Damian Killen's Introduction to Type and Conflict (CPP), (2003) describe the different approaches to conflict of people with preferences for Thinking and Feeling.
"Our preferred decision-making process determines where we focus our attention in conflict. In a conflict situation, those with a preference for Thinking (T) tend to pay most attention to or focus most strongly on
• What the conflict is about
• Opinions and principles
• Analyzing and tolerating differences
• Succinct delivery
• Maintaining a firm stance
Those with a preference for Feeling (F) tend to pay most attention to or focus most strongly on
• Who is involved
• Needs and values
• Accepting and appreciating differences
• Tactful delivery
• Ensuring give and take (p. 11).
In addition, people who prefer Judging often seek rapid closure in conflict situations while those who prefer Perceiving often seek to process what happened thoroughly to avoid recurrences. "