About

“I have had the pleasure of knowing Pattie for 7 years firstly, as a student and then, as a colleague and friend. Pattie’s generosity of spirit is present in everything she does – as a compassionate and engaging coach, as a talented and creative trainer, and as a thoughtful and caring friend.”

Cinnie Noble, President CINERGY® Coaching

Hello and thank you for visiting our blog site, The Texas Conflict Coach™. I began my journey 17 years ago working with people in distress over unresolved conflict. My passion has been to support people and teams move through conflict fearlessly, constructively and collaboratively.

Join me and our special guests live every Tuesday for a 30 minute show.

Our show aims to “Coach you through conflict constructively” to
•   Become more self-aware
•   Build your conflict competency skills
•   Learn to negotiate effectively
•   Manage and cool your hot buttons
•   Learn resources and tools for effective conflict management

You will hear about all kinds of situations and strategies to deal with those stressful conflict tensions that show up in our everyday lives whether it be at work, in our relationships with family or neighbors, in our communities and church, in your business partnerships, or just simply the conflict we deal within ourselves.

Our Special Guest hosts are:

Zena Zumeta, internationally known as both a mediator and trainer of mediators.  She is president of the  Mediation Training & Consultation Institute, Zena Zumeta Mediation Services, and The Collaborative Workplace in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  Zena is a lawyer and a former president of the Academy of Family Mediators.  She is the recipient of the the Michigan Lifetime Achievement in Mediation Award; the National Education Association/Saturn Corporation Award for Union-Management Collaboration; the John Haynes Distinguished Mediator Award; and the Kumba Award from the National Conference on Minorities in ADR.

 

 

 

Stephen Kotev is a Washington D.C. based conflict resolution consultant offering mediation, negotiation, conflict analysis, facilitation, training and somatic education to private and government clients. He holds a Master of Science degree from George Mason University’s School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution and a black belt in the Japanese martial art of Aikido. He is a former employee of the Association for Conflict Resolution, the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution, the Ohio Commission on Dispute Resolution and Conflict Resolution and the D.C. Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency as an ADR Specialist.