# Resolve a conflict between team members

A fair approach to diagnosing and mediating conflict between people.

- Topic: Leadership & Management
- Framework: RTF
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Write, Analyze, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/resolve-a-conflict-between-team-members

## Prompt

```text
Help me resolve a conflict on my team.

**People involved and their roles:** [WHO]
**What's happening (facts, not judgments):** [SITUATION]
**Impact on work and the team:** [IMPACT]
**What each person seems to want or fear:** [VIEWS]
**What I've tried:** [NOTES]

Help me:
1. Diagnose the type of conflict (task, process, relationship, values) and its root causes.
2. Plan separate conversations with each person — questions to ask and how to listen.
3. Plan a joint conversation: ground rules, structure, and how to move to agreements.
4. Draft agreements and follow-up check-ins.
5. Know when to escalate to HR (harassment, discrimination, misconduct are not "conflicts" to mediate).
```

## What to fill in

- WHO
- SITUATION
- IMPACT
- VIEWS
- NOTES

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