IntroductionAn important part of our learning and growth experience must come from our ability to analyze and reflect on the groups of which we have been members. This reflection can define our understanding of weaknesses both in ourselves and in others within our group; and can help shape how we act in future groups. Adapting to compensate for our weaknesses, based on an honest and thorough examination of our actions within a group context, is one of the most important things for any person to do. It is only through this evaluation that we can improve ourselves and our interactions with others. This article will look at a group that was asked to make an important decision about adding a new member to the management team, and this group had difficulty with the decision. I will explain the different ways in which conflict emerged between team members and why team members came to disagree so adamantly. I will also try to explain some methods that group members, including myself, could have implemented to ensure a more positive and friendly meeting. If the members of this meeting could have spent more time extolling the virtues of the different candidates and not belittling the other as a less worthy candidate, I believe the group members would have had a positive and productive group experience.Description of the situationThe group of the managers I will talk about were called to carry out a series of interviews to fill a vacant position within them. The field had been narrowed by supervising managers to two remaining candidates. Our meeting began by bringing the two candidates individually in front of the entire group of managers for a… half of the document… below: a commentary on the challenges of resolving and reconciling team conflicts. Contemporary Law and Problems, 72(2), 51-55. Retrieved from the Academic Search Premier database.Jehn, K., & Mannix, E. (2001). The dynamic nature of conflict: A longitudinal study of intragroup conflict and group performance. The Academy of Management Journal, 44(2), 238-251. Retrieved from the Academic Search Premier database. O'Hara, E. (2009). Group conflict resolution: Sources of resistance to reconciliation. Contemporary Law and Problems, 72(2), 1-19. Retrieved from the Academic Search Premier database. Strickland, B. (2001). Conflict resolution. Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology, 2nd edition, 148-149. Retrieved from the Gale Virtual Reference Library. Wilson, J. (2010). Understanding your style in conflict situations. PT in Motion, 2(1), 10. Retrieved from the Academic Search Premier database.