The Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI)

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Dr Denise Taylor

14 February 2008

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How do you handle conflict?

The Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI) is the world’s best-selling instrument for understanding how different conflict-handling modes or styles affect personal and group dynamics and for learning how to select the most appropriate style for a given situation.

You read 30 pairs of statements and choose which of statement A or B is most typical of your behaviour.

There are five conflict-handling modes based on two underlying dimensions: assertiveness and cooperativeness. Assertiveness is the degree to which you try to satisfy your own concerns. Cooperativeness is the degree to which you try to satisfy the other person’s concerns.

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