Jerk management is a challenging skill. The most effective solutions seem to involve identifying jerks or near jerks with "complimentary attributes" and launch them at each other. Think of this a putting matter and anti-matter (or more realistically sodium an water) together.

You and the rest of the team can go about your business while the sparks fly, often resulting in rather sit-com like situations and hilarious inside jokes. As the moderator of this fun you will need to be sympathetic to both sides and encourage ongoing and continued "dialogue" to resolve the disputes without actually taking a side.

Of course if your "jerks" actually do figure out how to resolve their issues the rest of the department is doomed.

- Eric