Conflict Resolution

Gaining Commitment and Direction

During this highly-interactive seminar, Wendell Seaborne, Ph. D. leads the participants in skill-development and practice sessions to sharpen his or her abilities to work through difficulties in order to gain commitment and direction to a cause. The end goal of the seminar is to allow the participants to help others work through the bumps that arise along the way so any organization can accomplish their mission to a greater degree.

The topics covered in the seminar are:

  • About Conflict
    • What It Is
    • How We Perceive It
    • Why We Avoid It
  • Steps For Dealing With Conflict
    • Overview
    • The Steps
  • Common Problems
    • Dealing With Persons Unwilling to Negotiate
    • Issues of Power Imbalances Between Participants in Conflict
    • Getting Stuck
    • Multi-party Disputes
  • Exercises
    • Conflict Styles Assessment
    • Role-playing
  • Putting It All Together

Specific issues/topics may be requested for use in any of these sessions, or a different topic may be substituted if your specific needs dictate that.

For more information or booking, contact Seaborne Leadership.