admin | February 25, 2010
Unfortunately, workplace conflict is not limited to just the Fortune 500. Conflict can appear and affect even the mom & pop businesses. Conflict can result in low morale, reduced production, increased sick pay for employees taking leave because of conflict-related stress, and employee turnover. This all adds up to horrendous costs. The costs increase even [...]
admin | February 12, 2010
http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?id=168354
What can we learn from this article on Israel & Palestine about negotiation strategies? Plenty.
There are three points that the article presents that anyone would find helpful in tough negotiations.
First, the Israelis and Palestinians have decided to move backwards to communicate indirectly through a mediator. It’s a positive negotiation strategy to recognize that what you’ve [...]
admin | February 10, 2010
One of the first rules of negotiation is to not negotiate against yourself; however, that’s only true when you’re in the negotiation room. In the war room, you should be negotiating against yourself.
There are 5.5 ways to negotiate against yourself, which I detail below.
admin | February 3, 2010
If you keep saying the same thing, you’ll keep getting the same thing. The Palestinians and Israelis may be changing their communications to change their conflict.
http://www.tabletmag.com/news-and-politics/24895/herzliya-diary/
admin | January 25, 2010
Negotiations require disciplined thinking. There is no way around this fact. The first step for any negotiation is that both people are able to articulate their own interests and concerns and both people are able to understand the other person’s interests and concerns. To do this, there are 4 things to think about for a [...]
admin | January 10, 2010
Do you really want conflict resolution in your workplace? By definition, the word resolution means that something is resolved, that there’s an end. That end, however, is not necessarily a positive outcome. In many resolutions, there’s a winner and a loser. Of course, the winner is happy, and the loser is certainly not.
It’s conflict resolution [...]
admin | December 10, 2009
Studies suggest that workplace stress costs U.S. employers an estimated $200 billion per year. The costs are related to absenteeism, lower productivity, employee turnover, workers’ compensation, medical insurance, and other related expenses.
Research has shown that some workplace stress is related to conflict. The sources of conflict can be due to:
Management Style. Employees don’t participate in [...]
admin | November 25, 2009
A thoughtful and comprehensive conflict management program, which is fair and easily understood, is the first step in an organization’s ability to effectively manage conflict. Conflict management programs establish procedures to follow for the purpose of managing and preventing conflict. These programs hold employees accountable for preventing and resolving conflict. These programs also provide for [...]
admin | November 10, 2009
Orlando shooting prompts NBC-2 to contact me about conflict management and violence in the workplace
admin | November 10, 2009
Almost any interoffice relationship can lead to a conflict. Just like any other location, a workplace is filled with people of diversity – diverse in their beliefs, their backgrounds, and their values. They are also diverse in their people skills and abilities to communicate.
These workers are interacting with each other daily, and a difference in [...]
