Working things out doesn't get easier at a distance.  

The Style Matters conflict style inventory helps individuals and teams improve conflict resolution skills.  With a detailed 8 page score report that's easy to understand without trainer input,  it's perfect for online training.  Our free support materials make it easy for anyone with basic facilitation skills to lead groups and teams in an engaging learning experience, reflecting together on insights from the inventory.   

Sign up now for a free webinar on training with Style Matters, with developer Dr. Ron Kraybill!

About Style Matters

Style Matters is similar to the Thomas Kilmann and other conflict style instruments based on the Mouton Blake Grid.

It stands out from others in that:

• It works in cross-cultural and same-culture settings, thanks to a unique design feature based on Hall's concept of High Context/Low Context cultures.
• It provides separate scores for Calm and Storm conditions, reflecting up-to-date understandings of how stress changes behavior in conflict.
• It's team-oriented, and includes a section with suggestions for partners or team members of the user. 

What Trainers say about Style Matters:

"It's a great success....  I've been using it for years with everyone from commodity traders to public works employees to teachers and police officers, and find it much more 'meaty' than Thomas-Kilmann or others."  
                      Fran Sepler, President, Sepler & Associates
                      Minneapolis, MN

"...much more helpful than the Thomas-Kilmann instrument which I had used before and lacks distinction between anxious and non-anxious settings." 
                    Jonathon Eilert, Lead Pastor, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
                    Loveland, Ohio

"This has been a great instrument for the groups we have trained, especially with cross-cultural teams."
                    Larry Gay, Leadership Consultant and Coach

"We were previously using the Thomas-Kilman and have received a lot of positive feedback since the switch."
                    Michael E. Rhodes, LCSW, CPHQ, Director of Quality Improvement                   
                    Preferred Behavioral Health of NJ, Brick, NJ

"As an HR consultant team we found your inventory tool and trainer's guide to be very effective.  Thanks for developing such a great tool."
                    Naomi Shivelly, Shivelly L.L.C., Canton, GA

"We are extremely pleased and plan to use the tool whenever we train this particular workshop. We are also considering use in leadership and customer service training."
                   James Reynolds, Organizational Development and Training
                   Department of Consumer and Business Services, State of Oregon

"I use Style Matters in my basic mediation classes and in seminars for experienced conflict resolution professionals. Every time I use the inventory, participants become thoroughly engaged. In evaluations, they frequently write that they will use the information learned through the inventory."
                   Walter Wright, Associate Professor
                   Legal Studies Program, Department of Political Science
                  Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 

Compare to Thomas Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument, point by point.