Guest Lecture by Mr.Mallikarjun Patil

"Mallikarjun Patil (Senior Program Manager in Microsoft) gave us a guest lecture on conflict and ways to resolve it. He told us that “CONFLICT IS INEVITABLE BUT WE CAN LEARN TO AVOID IT.” He cleared the definition of conflict for us. He explained us that conflict can be destructive or constructive. An example which we came up with was the World War II. This war was destructive as it broke down many buildings and lead to many deaths but it was constructive as it gave birth to the United Nations. We understood that many a time’s conflicts arise due to wrong assumptions and lack of knowledge. His 6 strategies of conflict resolution which he explained with examples were very effective for our knowledge.

1                                              Communication                                                         Arbitration

                                          Negotiation                                                                Litigation

                                                      Mediation                                                                   Legislation

His best quote was “BEING AWARE ABOUT A CONFLICT IS HALF THE BATTLE WON.” The guest lecture was a marvellous one”—Bhavya Tibrewala