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Camels, uncles and conflicts

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An old Arab chief wanted to divide his 17 camels evenly among his three sons upon his death. However, dividing the camels according to each son's share would result in fractional camels. The sons argued over the fairest solution until their uncle intervened. The uncle offered his one camel, bringing the total to 18 camels, which could now be divided evenly among the sons. With the uncle's help, the sons were able to resolve their conflict in a way that satisfied each of their shares.

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CAMELS, UNCLES AND CONFLICTS principles in resolving conflicts in the workplace
PROBLEM He wanted the first son to have one half of his 17 camels, the second son to have one third of his 17 camels, and the third son was to have one ninth of the 17. Once upon a time there was a rich old Arab Chief whose wealth was measured in the number of camels he owned. This chief had 17 camels and on his deathbed he called his three sons together and told them that he wanted to share his camels out to his sons when he died.
PROBLEM 17/2= 8 remainder 1 17/3= 5 remainder 2 17/9= 1 remainder 8
PROPOSED SOLUTIONS Im the eldest. I get more, you get less. We call our uncle, and ask help. We all settle for less, and give away the remainder.
UNCLE Take my only camel, youd have 18. Now you can divide it for yourselves. Just give me back whats left over.
RESOLUTION 18/2= 18/3= 18/9= 17 plus
TAKEAWAYS Greed and a feeling of superiority will always worsen the conflict. Settling for less gives you much less and may create further conflict. Delaying the resolution may worsen the conflict.
TAKEAWAYS Help from a neutral third party may at times be necessary. Working together to solve conflicts may give us more than what we already have. A strong resolve to achieve a shared goal keeps us in the right perspective.
Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives for responding to conflict, alternatives to passive or aggressive responses, alternatives to violence. DOROTHY THOMPSON:
We are not at peace with others because we are not at peace with ourselves, and we are not at peace with ourselves because we are not at peace with God.
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  • 1. CAMELS, UNCLES AND CONFLICTS principles in resolving conflicts in the workplace
  • 2. PROBLEM He wanted the first son to have one half of his 17 camels, the second son to have one third of his 17 camels, and the third son was to have one ninth of the 17. Once upon a time there was a rich old Arab Chief whose wealth was measured in the number of camels he owned. This chief had 17 camels and on his deathbed he called his three sons together and told them that he wanted to share his camels out to his sons when he died.
  • 3. PROBLEM 17/2= 8 remainder 1 17/3= 5 remainder 2 17/9= 1 remainder 8
  • 4. PROPOSED SOLUTIONS Im the eldest. I get more, you get less. We call our uncle, and ask help. We all settle for less, and give away the remainder.
  • 5. UNCLE Take my only camel, youd have 18. Now you can divide it for yourselves. Just give me back whats left over.
  • 7. TAKEAWAYS Greed and a feeling of superiority will always worsen the conflict. Settling for less gives you much less and may create further conflict. Delaying the resolution may worsen the conflict.
  • 8. TAKEAWAYS Help from a neutral third party may at times be necessary. Working together to solve conflicts may give us more than what we already have. A strong resolve to achieve a shared goal keeps us in the right perspective.
  • 9. Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives for responding to conflict, alternatives to passive or aggressive responses, alternatives to violence. DOROTHY THOMPSON:
  • 10. We are not at peace with others because we are not at peace with ourselves, and we are not at peace with ourselves because we are not at peace with God.