The Power of Perceptions
The Source of Personality-Based Conflicts
The greatest leap we can take toward resolving conflicts is to understand the source of those conflicts. We often assume that conflict exists because we cannot agree on a solution, answer or direction with our adversaries. This assumption fails to take into consideration the reasons why we do not agree. Many disagreements are due simply to the fact that we do not all see events in the same way—because of the nature of our core personality.
Our core personality (T.E.A.M.) acts as a filter or lens for every event. Each event is interpreted through the basis of that core personality—as are our responses to those events. Two personalities can view a single event and come away with two separate accounts of what happened. Likewise, four different personalities can witness one event and come away with four separate interpretations of that event. It stands to reason that if four different personalities interpret an event four different ways, they will also come up with four different responses or answers to those events.
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