There can be various and many different reasons for conflict in or out of the workplace, but some of the most common ones are:

• Personal differences – values, ethics, personality traits, age, status, and many more.
• Ideas/choices – conflict can happen when people are in competition with each other or when they have different or incompatible work styles & goals.
• Bad communication – is one of the biggest causes of conflict.
• Stress/emotional issues – heavy workload and added pressure can make people more prone to reacting differently when confronted with conflict, e.g. overreacting to something small at work.
• Poor management – an employee may feel like they do not have the right training or that their manager has an aggressive leadership style that they don’t agree with.