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Articles on Conflict Resolution and Negotiation

Waging Peace in the Workplace (125)

Part I: Overview of the tools of "alternative dispute resolution" (ADR) and how it applies to a Healthy Workplace.

Resources for Keeping the Peace (125b)

Part II: Definition of the tools of ADR – mediation, negotiation, and arbitration – and how to obtain and apply them.

Turning Opposition to Understanding Through Aikido (025)

How the martial art of Aikido applies to the business art of getting things done.

Seven Attitudes to Dissolve Conflicts (104)

Useful attitudes and assumptions to help resolve interpersonal disputes

Seven Steps to Handling Interpersonal Differences (CR7STEPS)

A comprehensive model to interpersonal conflict resolution and effective workplace negotiation.

The Dynamics of Non-Adversarial Negotiation (095)

How to overcome competetive, win-lose scripting to negotiate with power and grace.

Getting Your Way Through Non-Adversarial Negotiation (076)

Tools to balance and integrate competitive urges with the need to cooperate.

When to Engage, When Not to Engage (085)

Secret to successful conflict resolution and negotiation: learn how to disagree respectfully and at the right times.

The Gentle Art of Confrontation (084)

Process improvement approach to dealing with conflicts: confront people in ways that they can hear and understand the substance of what you are saying (so they actually listen). By building a workplace based on agreements, you’ll get more trust, openness, and honesty so that when things go wrong, "confrontation" is no longer necessary. These proven techniques show you how to prevent patterns of defensiveness and increase workplace collaboration.

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