Resolving Workplace Conflicts: Employee Relations - Favoritism (PDF)

Supervisors and managers create problems among coworkers when they demonstrate favoritism towards certain employees. Those being favored may get away with non?performance while those not favored are forced to operate under a different set of rules and performance expectations. Those being favored may not be held accountable and their performance may, in fact, continue to deteriorate to the point where other coworkers become so resentful, they resort to sabotage or quit. As sabotage and/or turnover increases, so too do costs associated with a lack of teamwork, reduced quality and low morale.

With this tool you get the following:

•  The effects favoritism has on other team members.
•  Considerations for why favoritism occurs.
•  Numerous solutions for addressing favoritism.
•  Ideas for negotiating/adjusting solutions.
•  Potential barriers and ways to overcome them to achieve resolution.
•  Implementation timeframe.
•  Follow-up review commitments.

Additionally, we provide a blank, editable Conflict Resolution Worksheet and the Worksheet Guidelines providing a step-by-step process for addressing your own workplace conflicts.