Conflicts in organizations, interdepartmental or between colleagues are a major factor that poses a challenge for management  in ensuring a smooth functioning of the enterprise which in turn, affects the productivity and profitability of an organization. Organizational conflicts can be kept at bay by inculcating a culture of oneness of purpose and “business interest first”  in the organization.  This goes to mean that  each and every worker in the organization should be taught and be aware  of the fact that their prime responsibility in the organization is to create more business and achieve profitable growth for their organization.  As such they must accept that their task is to make the  task easy for the person sitting next in line to him.  They have to  be trained to shun their ego when dealing with their colleagues especially when it comes to the business of the    They must imbibe the responsibility to prioritize the tasks   from the perspective of business interest.