![]() ![]() ![]() The second world-view inevitably leads to anger, arrogance and destruction. The first world-view, if taken to its logical conclusion, results in an irresponsible lack of vigilance and victimization. Even if one never becomes violent, this extreme world-view and accompanying ideology surrounding conflict can cause disruptions of business and decreased morale. These people will often blame others for their own shortcomings, have elevated frustration with the environment, exhibit paranoid behavior, and engage in socially unacceptable behavior toward others. Potentially violent employees, customers or contractors often display remarkably similar views as those expressed above. As a security professional, this attitude may also sound familiar to you. They create conflict where it can be avoided, and they expend resources in a never-ending series of pyrrhic battles. These people view the world as a zero-sum game in which winners win by denying others their legitimate needs. Since the threats that you are warning them about fall outside their direct experience, it is difficult (but not impossible) to convince them.Īt the other extreme are those for whom conflict has become a way of life. These are often the same people who deny the possibility that intentional malicious acts could be directed against your organization. This outlook makes them prone to ignore warning signs about possible danger and blame societal forces for “making” otherwise “good” people victimize others.ĭoes this sound familiar to you? As a security manager it’s very likely that you’ve encountered people who hold this world-view. Based on their experience they are, not surprisingly, under the impression that conflict is unnecessary. On one extreme are those who have not been exposed to significant security-related conflict. WORLD-VIEW AND CONFLICT What is the natural state of human beings? Are people basically good or basically evil? Is life about cooperation or competition? These questions reveal much about one’s world-view and, by extension, the need to study conflict. ![]() ![]() To begin to understand the nature of conflict, we must first answer some basic questions about life and the nature of human beings. ![]()
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