Heres an email template to help you settle a team dispute

Heres an email schablone to help you settle a team disputeHeres an email template to help you settle a team disputeAn email chain doesnt allow for productive dialogue and employees can read a sentence the wrong way and become offended or turned off.Thats why, to settle a dispute, email should be used to plan a face-to-face conversation. And a leader should take pains to ensure the discussion does not unfold in peoples inboxes.- - - Subject line Meeting to discuss issue at hand new office layoutHi Samantha, Jon and Reed,I know theres been a lot of chatter about our new office layout and where your desks will be located.Rather than hold the conversation over email, I want us to meet face to face and find compromise on the office layout. Im confident we can do so as a group.Lets meet in the conference room at 2 p.m. today.Thanks, Leaders first name- - - Deeper insightDO NOT try to hold a dialogue among multiple parties over email. Its an effective way to solve problems and wont refl ect well on your leadership style.Put the necessary parties in a room together and make everyone agree to a plan thats fair. Bottom line dont let problems fester. Deal with them as they arise and move on.Thiscolumnfirst appeared onDannyhRubin.com.