Chapter 7:Conflict

In this post, I will write about chapter 7, whose strategy is, "Master conflictーdeal with anger in small doses, engage dissidents, and avoid needless power struggles (98)." When people get together, especially when they are at The Edge, it seems something natural that conflicts occur, because different people have different opinions, backgrounds, and situations.

Reading this book and being introduced to some of the Endurance crew members, I noticed how unique each of them was, and how creative Shackleton had been to make a good relationship with them. For example, he expressed his empathy by earning Hurley a place in Shackleton's tent, and consulting him on key decisions (108).
I can see from the book that Shackleton respected his fellow crew, and put himself in their shoes.

I'll try to answer one of the questions(Q2. What changes can you make that will allow anger to be dealt with productivity and in small doses?) from expedition log, which is at the end of each chapter.

My answer is that we can activate our empathy like Shackleton did, when we come into conflict with someone. When feeling anger, it may be difficult to look back on oneself/the situation objectively, but it is important not to be lost.

As for myself, I'll put my feelings in order: I sometimes use a piece of paper and a pen to do this. And then, I'll try to think about what others feel: Why did he/she got angry? How has he/she been recently? Think about what made us come into conflict. Lastly, I will say sorry to him/her if needed. By doing this, I sometimes find solutions, sometimes not. There are times both of us need a little more time, but what I think is important is that to do this(the picture below)!