Presenting 8:30-9:30 a.m. on Tuesday May 22 at STC Summit 2012. Ann Grove and Barrie Byron are veteran presenters who are passionate about lifelong learning and experienced in embracing change.
Design and Power: A Political Playbook for Creative Leaders berkun
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This is the third webinar in a series featuring Amanda Murphy of The William D. Ruckelshaus Center regarding Tools and Techniques for managing and Resolving Conflict
Talk on Conversational Leadership at LCME 2014David Gurteen
These are the slides of my presentation on Conversational Leadership at the Middle East Conference on Leadership Communication in Abu Dhabi in April 2014.
Design and Power: A Political Playbook for Creative Leaders berkun
Even with a seat at the table decisions in organizations hinge on two factors 1) who at the table has the most power? and 2) how can they be influenced? Designers and creatives notoriously overlook how their lack of political acumen cripples their ability to make good things happen. But fear not: this fast-paced talk based centers on the critical situations and the wise plays a leader can use to turn things around.
This is the third webinar in a series featuring Amanda Murphy of The William D. Ruckelshaus Center regarding Tools and Techniques for managing and Resolving Conflict
Talk on Conversational Leadership at LCME 2014David Gurteen
These are the slides of my presentation on Conversational Leadership at the Middle East Conference on Leadership Communication in Abu Dhabi in April 2014.
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Read more:
http://www.skillsforchange.org/ite/2012/01/nava-israel-bridging-strategies.html
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Conference_for_International_Engineers_Dr._Nava_Israel_SfC_Mar30_2012Skills for Change
Dr. Nava Israel, Founder of Fusion Global Education, has over 20 years of entrepreneurial project development and management. She has also designed, developed and implemented academic programs, including competency-based assessments, training and bridging for international talent.
Read more:
http://www.skillsforchange.org/ite/2012/01/nava-israel-bridging-strategies.html
Dealing with "Difficult" People: A Guide to Conflict ResolutionG&A Partners
G&A Partners presents a guide on dealing with those occasionally troublesome folks in your workplace.
As pressures in the workplace increase, many office professionals are finding there are more difficult people to deal with on the job as well as in our personal lives. Whether you have to handle a customer who shouts at you for doing your job or a team member who takes credit for your ideas, this unique session will show you how to stop falling victim to difficult people.
This training will help you recognize the effects of conflict, identify causes of conflict, deal with “difficult” personalities, communicate effectively to avoid conflict, and resolve and manage conflicts.
Need some more HR guidance? Visit us online at www.gnapartners.com. We can help.
New & Next Webinar Series | Unconscious Bias: Leveraging Differences to Colla...Converge Consulting
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Many people assume that workplace diversity is only about increasing racial, national, gender, or class representation in our workforce. A diverse workforce embodies varied perspectives and approaches to work that members of different identity groups bring. At this program, you will learn how to address challenges that the expression of different perspectives presents for a team, as well as opportunities for professional development.
This is pdf version of presentation made to New York School Public Relations Association. It is based on "The Public Relations Practitioner's Playbook" and "The ABCs of Strategic Communication" published by AuthorHouse.
Leadership as a subject: leadership in everyday life
- Leading in real life
- Volunteering
- Finding time
- Training for Real Life
- Personal Report Card
- Aspect of your life
- What do you really want
- Leading when you coach
Interpersonal Skills include communication skills as persuading, listening, and influencing; Leadership skills as prob;em solving, decision making, conflict resolution and finally Team Management as delegating and motivating
Diversity and culture competence are factors as well
http:/www.saharconsulting.com
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Volunteering is good for you and increases your happiness. Happy people live longer, earn more, and are more productive. Learn how to overcome the YOYO (you’re on your own) habit and build WIIT (we’re in it together) skills. Develop strategies to balance the pursuit of happiness with overall well-being.
Your LinkedIn profile is a primary resource that clearly communicates your assets and manages how others perceive you. Learn to design a strategy to get noticed, find where people are, connect to the right people, and publish your content. LinkedIn continues to evolve and change, ensure that your profile remains relevant and effective.
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• Become an active participant
• Keep track of your network
• Implement the best-kept secret for your profile
• Improve your digital footprint
• Increase the relevancy of your job search
• Research companies
• Find and follow thought leaders
• Find and apply to jobs
You can use LinkedIn as a dynamic social media tool, even if you don't feel like it. LinkedIn can help you build and maintain relationships with people that matter to you.
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resilient and optimistic people make more money and are more highly valued by their peers.
In addition, they are more likely to be hired and promoted, and less likely to be laid off.
Positive attitude is a soft skill, and like any other soft skill, can be learned.
Some people actually call this “learned optimism.” So today we are going to share
with you the top ten habits we use daily to reframe the challenges in our lives and
advance our careers. This isn’t about the power of positive thinking; rather, this is
about adjusting your approach to life, and thus changing some of the realities of
your life, which leads to greater satisfaction and advancement.
One of the things we will be talking about today is happiness. If you are struggling
with depression or anxiety, please know that our hearts are with you. We do not
want to minimize or oversimplify those challenges. We hope you find some
inspiration and encouragement today.
Ed Andriessen presented New Job Marketing at the second annual PCC Employment Outreach Event on January 29, 2013 in Pennington, NJ. An all welcome, all community, all about getting employed free conference for PA and NJ residents.
Ed Andriessen's New Job Marketing talk affirms that searching for a new job is no longer a simple matter of getting a lot of resumes out to as many people as possible.
Your job search now requires the same strategy, planning, and tactics that companies use to sell products and services. This process includes a detailed marketing plan for the product that is you and the services you can provide to help a company achieve their goals.
Ed's talk reviews a marketing approach the job search and covers:
• Converting your resume to a marketing tool
• Automating the job search process
• The importance of networking
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Communication Culture: Resolving Conflict and Leveraging Feedback
1. 2012 STC Summit
Professional Development Track
Communication Culture:
Resolving Conflict and
Leveraging Feedback
Ann Grove and Barrie Byron
Veteran presenters who are passionate
about lifelong learning and
experienced in embracing change
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2. Barrie Byron
20+ years
– Technical writer,
happy team member
16 years
– Active STC
member and leader
11 years
– Active Toastmaster
member and leader
Lifelong learner
– Minimal conflict
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3. Ann Grove
11 years
– Business owner, technical communication
consultant
11 years
– Active STC member
and leader
Lifelong learner
– Embracing change
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4. Learning objectives
• Evaluate team culture
• Understand the four root causes for conflict
• Know the six methods for resolving conflict
• Select appropriate method and take specific
actions to resolve conflict in a mature and
respectful manner
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5. Agenda
• Chat about us
• Talk about what we’re going
to achieve
• Interactive workshop
scenarios
• Questions and Answers
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6. Negotiation is an ongoing,
evolving social experiment
“The gem cannot be
polished without
friction, nor man
perfected without
trial.”
~Confucius
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7. Get started
• Passion is good; obsession is bad
• Put assumptions aside and listen to all
parties
• Develop strategies to
remain focused, caring
respectful, empathetic
• Avoid blame, accusations
• Avoid “right” and “wrong”
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8. Communication Culture
• Learn to adapt your communication style
for your current team culture
– High tech versus low tech
– Direct conversation versus advance agendas
– Phone versus email, or even instant message
chats
“Of all things, communication
is the most wonderful.”
~John Dewey, 1939
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9. 4 root causes for conflict
1. Personalities
2. Misunderstandings
3. Issues
4. Leadership styles
“There are two ways of meeting difficulties.
You alter the difficulties or
you alter yourself to meet them.”
~Phyllis Bottome
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10. The cause behind the cause
Sometimes the
obvious cause is
actually a symptom
Examples of hidden
causes: power
struggles,
need to take credit
11. Cause 1
Contentious personalities
• Dispositions and personalities are complex
and complicated:
• Parenting
• Culture
• Community
• Experiences
• Outside influences
• Professional history (success, failures, habits)
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13. Cause 2
Misunderstanding
• Miscommunication is primary cause of
conflict
• Perceptions vary
• Facts, relevant
information not
clearly
communicated
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14. Cause 3
Issues
• Social atmospheres change when team
members have different:
– Opinions
– Objectives
– Preferences
– Communication styles
• Virtual work
– New challenges
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15. Cause 4
Leadership styles
Preferential responses to the four primary
leadership styles:
1. Authoritarian
2. Democratic
3. Charismatic
4. Passive
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16. Leverage feedback
• Listen objectively
• Understand
• Act
“Seek first to understand Graphic shared by
permission from
Don Moyer
and then to be understood.”
~Steven Covey, in 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
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17. 6 methods for resolving conflict
1. Ignore it
2. Smooth it over
3. Force
4. Compromise
5. Collaborate
6. Involve a third
party
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18. Prepare to negotiate
• Identify and assess your options
• Rough out a game plan
“If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I‘d spend
six sharpening my axe.”
~Abraham Lincoln
http://www.raymears.com/Woodlore/Bushcraft_Tips_And_Advice.cfm/11-How-to-Sharpen-an-Axe/
19. Above all, stay positive
“Enthusiasts are
fighters. They have
fortitude. They have
staying qualities.
Enthusiasm is at the
bottom of all progress!
With it, there is
accomplishment.
Without it, there are only
http://www.acceler8or.com/2011/07/optimist-author-mark-stevenson-
alibis.” is-trippin%E2%80%99%E2%80%A6-through-the-tech-revolution/
~ Henry Ford
20. Are you ready?
Investigated the issue
Understand team culture & personalities
Identified root causes, visible & hidden
Identified and assessed options
Have a game plan
Stay positive
Ready to negotiate!
21. Be ready to use your pause
button
“You ask a coworker to do something,
and she responds,‘That’s not my job.’
Feeling your blood pressure rise, you
may be tempted to blurt out,‘well, it’s
not my job either, blockhead!’”
~Negotiating for Dummies
Examples:
Sleep on it, go to the restroom, consult with a peer
22. Body Language
• Voice control
• Eye contact: 30 to 60 percent of the time
• Facial expressions: Smile!
• Arms and hands open
• Body tilted toward the speaker
• Subtly mirror your adversary
• Google: “Forbes How to Win an Argument Without Words”
23. Know when to move on
• Swim with dolphins
• Be wary of tunas and sharks
~Chellie Campbell, in
The Wealthy Spirit:
Daily Affirmations for
Financial Stress
Reduction
http://www.snowmobileforum.com/attachments/lounge/1476d1111450284-dolphin-shark-1.jpg
24. Scenario 1: Face to Face
Writer is asking developer to provide
feedback under deadline
1. Ignore it
2. Smooth it over
3. Force
4. Compromise
5. Collaborate
6. Involve a third
party
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25. Scenario 2: On the Phone
Writer is asking boss for help
setting priorities
1. Ignore it
2. Smooth it over
3. Force
4. Compromise
5. Collaborate
6. Involve a third
party
26. Practice negotiating
• Negotiate in a volunteer position
• Negotiate with your kids or a spouse
• Shop for a car
• Shop for expensive jewelry
• Negotiate at an antique store
27. Keep in touch
• Barrie Byron
– barriebyron@gmail.com
– www.linkedin.com/in/barriebyron
– barriebyron.wordpress.com
– twitter @barriebyron
• Ann Grove
– ann@logicalwriters.com
– http://www.linkedin.com/in/anngrove
– http://www.logicalwriters.com/
– twitter @AnnGrove
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