Communication Tip of the Day from Treat Consulting: LEARN TO MANAGE CONFLICT WELL. Your team is as effective as its ability to manage conflict. Conflict is managed via five styles: 1) avoiding, 2) accommodating, 3) compromising, 4) collaborating or 5) competing. Each style can be effective depending upon what is going on (WIGO). As a people-manager, a working knowledge of what works and what doesn’t in managing conflict is essential. After all, when it comes to people, conflict is.