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Episode 97
The day after Election Day in the U.S. is featuring a number of factors that encourage conflict.
Today’s challenges include uncertainty, high emotions…
5 years, 6 months ago
Vik Kapoor on peer conflict coaching at the UN
Episode 96
Vik Kapoor on a UN Office of the Ombudsman pilot peer conflict coaching program
Vik describes a pilot peer conflict coaching program underway in over …
5 years, 6 months ago
Hidden threads of conflict
Episode 95
Both inside the group in conflict and outside it, threads of conflict may be hidden below the surface.
Hidden Threads of Conflict is the title of a pr…
5 years, 7 months ago
Conflict Resolution Day is October 15
Episode 94
Every year, The Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) celebrates Conflict Resolution Day. This year it’s on October 15th.
ACR is an international…
5 years, 7 months ago
Chuck Howard, International Ombudsman Association’s Executive Director
Episode 93
An ombuds helps individuals and groups to resolve conflicts and concerns.
Chuck explains how the term ombudsman comes originally from the Swedish and …
5 years, 7 months ago
What am I missing?
Episode 92
Considering what we’re missing can clarify why someone disagrees with us.
When we are in conflict and can’t understand how someone can hold the positi…
5 years, 7 months ago
Nonviolent Communication – a brief introduction
Episode 91
Nonviolent Communication: communicating with clarity and empathy.
Dr. Marshall Rosenberg developed the concept of Nonviolent Communication – or NVC – …
5 years, 8 months ago
Joseph Kuo, of Abundance Wealth Planning, on Motivational Interviewing
Episode 90
Motivational Interviewing helps people resolve inner conflicts and make changes that help them reach goals.
Joseph discussed his work as a financial a…
5 years, 8 months ago
Mediation or facilitation -- what's the difference?
Episode 89
In mediation, a trained neutral helps with conflict resolution; in facilitation, there is less or no focus on conflict.
Unlike facilitation, in mediat…
5 years, 8 months ago
Going to the balcony
Episode 88
William Ury’s idea of going to the balcony helps in a challenging conversation. In his book Getting Past No he sets out the idea of Going to the Balc…
5 years, 8 months ago