In resolving conflicts that affect us the way we'd prefer, most people appreciate some of the following: control, power, influence, recognition, or an appropriate role in the either of the process of resolution, the decision, or both. While a "win" can be defined in an endless number of ways, when missing any of these things, ...
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Action Research
When 'mid-career', I went back to school. With grey starting to pepper my hair, I arrived back in the classroom. Day 1, I sat nervous and wondering if I had made the right decision, surrounded by classmate lawyers, psychologists, military folk and academics, all of whom seemed already and easily in the groove. Self-doubt and ...
How to Reach the Light at the end of the Tunnel
I often wonder how people manage to stay in toxic and dysfunctional circumstances for as long as they sometimes can and do. Some organizations and teams are toxic - as risky as war zones. While, no doubt, there are people who seem to enjoy crisis and conflict, most people prefer peace and problem solving. Where a ...
What’s Not to Like about CMS?
I just updated the content of our website's page on Conflict Management System Design and I'm reminded how much I love the stuff. 10 years ago, learning about conflict management systems was new and a revelation to those being introduced to it - those revelations continue today. in continuing to shout from the mountain ...