Turning Conflict Into Opportunity
Reading Time: 4 minutes Conflict is inevitable and everywhere. Turning it into an opportunity is not as hard as you might think. Imagine the final moments of a championship minor hockey game. The kids have played their hearts out and are locked in a tie game. The...
Conflict Management Coaching
We are constantly negotiating in our personal and professional lives to get our interests and needs met. Some negotiations matter more to us than others and some negotiations are more difficult than others. When negotiations breakdown disappointment, anger, fear and...
Conflict and Wealth Transition – The Bailey Family Story Part 3
Read Part 1 here Read Part 2 here Let’s begin with a simple premise. All conflict exists in our stories of the past about what happened to us and what we made it mean. Almost nowhere in life do we have more stories than within our families. Naturally, we believe in...
Conflict and Wealth Transition – The Bailey Family Story Part 2
Last week, we discussed how a mismanaged wealth transition can put a family in conflict and send them into a financial and emotional crisis. This next blog goes into detail about causes and symptoms of a failed transition. Global statistics show that only 1/3 of...
Conflict and Wealth Transition – The Bailey Family Story Part 1
When a wealth transition is not planned successfully, it can put a family in conflict and send them into a financial and emotional crisis. Here is one story about wealth transition and how unaddressed conflict in a family and lack of communication can tear families...
Designing the Right Mediation
Reading Time: 2 minutes The role of a mediator is often misunderstood. This can result in fuzzy or muddled expectations, and ultimately a failed process. Over time this lack of clarity can lead to counsel skepticism and resistance to mediation proposals. My “Design...
Resolution in a Persistently Adversarial World
Reading Time: 2 minutes There are many new problems we must face in our rapidly changing world. However, at the heart of all them is one thing: conflict. The Cause of ConflictBefore we deal with a challenge, we need to understand it. All conflict exists in our...
Engaging In Interest Based Negotiations
Reading Time: 2 minutes This the 6th part in a series of blogs designed to help you prepare for your own negotiations. Find the first blog here. “It’s great that I’m well prepared and I understand what’s really important, but they don’t. How do I get them to the...
Clarifying Interests and Needs
Reading Time: 2 minutes This the 5th part in a series of blogs designed to help you prepare for your own negotiations. Find the first blog here. You have done your homework and unpacked the stories. Now you can compare the stories to identify the real areas of...
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