Posts Tagged ‘Pepperdine University’
Conflict and Miscommunication Across Cultures – Practical Skills for Creating Better Understanding and Better Relationships
Posted on Aug 11 2014 under Cultural Conflict, Previous Programs | Tags: Association for Conflict Resolution, Conflict Connections Inc, Cultures, Desires, dispute resolution, Disputes, diversity, emotion, Fairness, Goals, John Haynes Distinguished Mediator Award, mediation, Mediation Consultant, Nina Meierding, Outcomes, Pattie Porter, Peacemaker Award, Pepperdine University, Professional Speaker, Respond to Conflict, Southern Methodist University, The Texas Conflict Coach, Trainer, training, Wisconsin Special Education Mediation System
Nina has worked with many cultures in her decades of mediation work. She will share concepts such as the different ways of looking at fairness, how cultures respond to conflict and why they have dissimilar desires as to their goals and outcomes, how people express the same emotion in a variety of ways, and why it is a common mistake to “pretend to be in someone else’s shoes”. This very practical 30 minutes will help you understand some of the diversity across cultures that can create problems and explore positive steps in working through the conflict.
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Unbearable Conflict Requires Courageous Conversation
Posted on Apr 15 2014 under Challenging Conversations, Previous Programs | Tags: barriers, Belief Systems, Challenges, communication, Conflict Connections Inc, conflict resolution, Courage, Deep Listening, Eric Galton, Hope, Lakeside Mediation Center, mediation, mediator, Pattie Porter, Pepperdine University, Personal Principles, Safe Environment, Stories Mediators Tell, strategies, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, The Texas Conflict Coach, Tips, Trainor, values
Many people have encountered great challenges and unbearable pain from disputes as a result of strongly held values, belief systems and personal principles. And yet, people have the courage and ability to break through these barriers and create a common bridge. Eric Galton, renowned mediator, is a catalyst for these breakthroughs providing people with a safe environment where they can experience something different from what they know. Changing how we think about our experience is about great communication, deep listening and hope. You will hear about stories highlighted from Galton’s book Stories Mediators Tell and tips and strategies that will guide you in difficult situations.
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