1. Without breaching confidentiality: (a) How did you get this mediation? The person who owns the business is a friend who knew I was just starting out and asked if I could help with an issue she was having with a couple of her staff. I had done some presentation/facilitation work with her previously. It was […]
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*This article was written by Debra Farrelly, one of our Conflict Leadership Program members, after our June group sessions focused on this topic. For conflict practitioners, intuition seems to play a pivotal role in understanding and addressing the unspoken needs and underlying issues that arise in challenging conflict situations. But how reliable is your intuition,
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I recently reviewed the book Elastic by Leonard Mlodinow and have been thinking more about his discussion on how we understand what someone is saying to us. He explains that when you are listening to someone speak, rather than trying to decide the meaning of each word as it is spoken, your brain keeps the
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Curiosity is more than just a tool for gathering information. While curiosity can lead to an increase in our knowledge, it’s most useful when it also leads to greater understanding. However, curiosity is not just useful because of what it “gets” us, it can also change us, and be a force for meaningful connection and
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Anyone who works with people in conflict understands the transformative power of perspective taking in resolving conflicts. In fact, a large part of the work of mediators and conflict management coaches involves supporting clients to see things from different perspectives. Perspective taking often results in: More information being disclosed Increased capacity to communicate in a
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For many practitioners who complete their mediation or conflict coach training, the challenges have only just begun. This can be a difficult field in which to establish yourself, market your business, and get clients. Great mediation and coaching skills are essential, but not sufficient to build and sustain a business. There are some particular attributes
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Conflict coaching (also called conflict management coaching) is: A one-on-one process involving someone trained as a coach AND trained in conflict dynamics; and a client who wishes to manage conflict more effectively (now or in the future), who are in a specific kind of (coaching) relationship aimed at changing the client’s mindset about conflict (and
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I love a good “pros” and “cons” list, and today I’m sharing one that I put together about the things that I love about working in this field, and some things I wish were different. I’d really love to hear what you’d contribute to this list!
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I’ve been asked a few times lately about the benefits of face-to-face versus online work with clients, and also whether it’s better to require clients to have their video cameras turned on when working online. Most people instinctively seem to prefer working with clients in person, and if working online, prefer everyone to have their
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Working with people in conflict, whether as a conflict management coach or a mediator, is a complex and uncertain activity. While practitioners usually follow some kind of process in their work, what they do within those processes involves a great deal of flexibility and choice. There is rarely one “right” choice for whether or how
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