Donald Stewart is leading a team of 20 people on a "Campaign against Illegal Logging." Though the campaign is doing well and has been progressing as per schedule,Stewart notices a conflict between the communications manager and public relations manager at the meeting.Which of the following should he do to best help manage the conflict?
A) Discuss the problem with them at the upcoming meeting next month
B) Ignore the problem because conflicts are natural when people work together
C) Discuss the problem with them immediately instead of putting it off
D) Realize that team members are responsible for each others' happiness
E) Create ambiguous rules which offer flexibility during work and avoid conflict

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To reduce the number of conflicts in a team, it is good to make responsibilities and ground rules clear at the beginning. One should discuss problems as they arise, rather than letting them grow.

Donald Stewart Is Leading a Team of 20 People on a "Campaign