6 Things You Should Do To Help People Trust You

| June 15th

When conflict arises, people begin a negotiation process to resolve the conflict. The process may be spoken or unspoken depending upon level of conflict. The process itself shall be partially dependent upon the level of trust between the people. Therefore, if you build your trust level with those around you on a daily basis, it [...]

Do You Have a Peace Chest to Handle Conflict?

| May 13th

You have heard about saving your money to prepare for war. How about saving your money, and improving your skills and resources to prepare for peace? Do you have a peace chest to handle conflict? Developing a peace chest is a decision to focus on teamwork, problem solving, and interest based negotiation rather than threats [...]

Apology Resolves Conflict for Business

| April 15th

Jason Fried is a columnist for Inc. Magazine, an author, and the co-founder of 37signals, a software firm. Fried almost had a big conflict on his hands, and an apology saved his company from even bigger headaches. The apology resolved his conflict, and you can read about it here: http://www.inc.com/magazine/20110201/how-to-turn-disaster-into-gold.html Fried describes that his company [...]

People Don’t Think Before They Communicate

| June 25th

People don’t think before they communicate.   If you consider that to be a truth in all of your communications, you will avoid potential conflict. Many times somebody says something that offends you at some level, and your first reaction is to…well…react. React with anger, confusion, and maybe ridicule. If you stop to consider, however, [...]

How Facilitation Helps Businesses Work Through Conflict

| April 25th

Facilitation is a special form of meeting leadership intended to help make a period of transition easier for the organization. A facilitator can be used for special meetings within your organization that are expected to be contentious and emotionally charged. Facilitation helps businesses work through conflict. The facilitator is a person who has strong communication [...]

Why Is a Facilitator a Good Choice to Manage Conflict?

| April 10th

The facilitator is a neutral third party who helps manage conflict by providing process leadership and process development. Many businesses use facilitation as a proactive way to prevent conflict. Why is a facilitator a good choice to help a business manage conflict? Because a facilitator is familiar with conflict and conflict management, is a neutral [...]

Radio Interview about Conflict Management with Deborah Shane

| March 15th

I had a wonderful time talking about conflict management in the workplace with Deborah Shane. You can listen to the archive right here. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/trainwithshane/2010/03/15/career-transition-and-the-workplace

Four Great Lessons For Improving Communication Skills

| March 10th

Shmuley Boteach’s book, 10 Conversations You Need to Have With Your Children, is primarily focused on parents teaching their children skills to find their own way in the world. Boteach’s book also has four great lessons for improving communication skills with everyone you live with or work with. These are Boteach’s four lessons:

4 Steps For Any Business to Implement a Conflict Management Program

| February 25th

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 [...]

Conflict Resolution versus Conflict Management

| January 10th

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 [...]