Texas Conflict Coach

During the month of July, please enjoy these previously recorded shows. We will return live every Tuesday night beginning August 7, 2012. Enjoy the summer! Whether they want higher salaries, better career opportunities or more help at home, women hesitate to ask for what they want, and they pay for this reluctance in every aspect of their lives—from under-utilization of their skills at work to strained relationships and health problems at home. They advance more slowly professionally and often fail to rise into positions for which they’re well qualified—and where they have a lot to contribute. Sara Laschever will discuss the causes of women’s reluctance to negotiate on their own behalf and describe the high price women pay as a result. In the second half of this two-part show, she’ll show women how to recognize more opportunities to negotiate, increase their confidence, and use negotiating approaches and techniques that have been shown to work well for women. Sara Laschever is an author, editor, and cu

During the month of July, please enjoy these previously recorded shows. We will return live every Tuesday night beginning August 7, 2012. Enjoy the summer! Join us as we speak with international speaker and published author, Barbara Hofmeister, from Germany. We will discuss her book To be or not to be: The Choice is YOURS! Learn more about Barbara and her book, To Be Or Not To Be - The Choice Is Yours on her site.

During the month of July, please enjoy these previously recorded shows. We will return live every Tuesday night beginning August 7, 2012. Enjoy the summer! Got Conflict? In this episode, we will be talking with Debra Dupree, Relationships That Matter, LLC. She is a certified master trainer for the Conflict Dynamics Profile (CDP). This profile identifies the hot buttons, and conflict behaviors that one uses when they are confronted by conflict. Are your behaviors constructive or destructive when you are confronted with conflict? How do we identify these behaviors and how do we begin to change. Debra Dupree, Founder and President of Relationships That Matter, represents a specialty firm active in working with San Diego’s business communities working out relationships as a Mediator, Meeting Facilitator, Business/Conflict Coach, Trainer and Organizational/Family Therapist. Debra is a former chairperson of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) Workplace Section and Past-President of ADR-San Diego. She

It is said that men and women speak different languages and if you don’t understand the subtle communication differences between the genders then general understanding, cooperation, productivity, and stress levels will surely be affected by the inevitable miscommunications that occur. Join Gregg Catalano in this highly entertaining and informative program as he provides you with the insights, tools and strategies to better interact with the opposite sex, and become bi-lingual in the art of male/female communication. Gregg Catalano is a unique presenter whose high energy workshops are always entertaining, and informative. Named as “Teacher-of-the-Year,” & “Coach-of-the-Year” twice during his 12 year teaching career, Gregg also holds a Master’s degree in Counseling Education, and is licensed as a Chemical Dependency Counselor and Marital and Family Therapist. Blending activities, humor, insight and practical ideas into all his workshops, Gregg utilizes his teaching/therapeutic background and skills to help

During the month of July, please enjoy these previously recorded shows. We will return live every Tuesday night beginning August 7, 2012. Enjoy the summer! Differences and disagreements – we deal with them all the time. They are conflicts, though we don’t bother to label them as such. We listen and consider, we build solutions, we problem solve, and then we move on. Other times, something snaps – and we suddenly find ourselves standing in the middle of an ugly mess, arguing perhaps, or getting out of the room as quickly as possible. In this segment of the Texas Conflict Coach, we’ll consider what turns a simple disagreement into a conflict, and strategies to keep conflict at the lowest possible level. Susan Shearouse has over twenty years experience helping people resolve their differences. Her expertise is in improving working relationships, creating a safe place for thorny conversations, managing strong emotions, and providing collaborative problem-solving processes. Susan often explains that she earned

The Diversity, Race and Conflict show series for June is brought to you in partnership with the Maryland Judiciary’s Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office (MACRO) in Maryland, and with great appreciation to Lou Gieszl and Cheryl Jamison for their dedication and passion to this topic. During the month of June, we have looked at some tough issues related to diversity. We started the month looking at the fear embedded in racism. Next, we moved to the political arena and discussed why good people are divided. On June 19, there was a discussion of the meaning and importance of Juneteenth. Now, it is time to hear from you. We will be taking your calls as we have a conversation with Cheryl Jamison and Lou Gieszl about race, conflict, reconciliation and the roles we can all play in promoting and celebrating diversity. Lou Gieszl is the Deputy Executive Director of the Maryland Judiciary’s Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office and is the immediate past-president of the Association for Conflict Resolution. He ha

On the anniversary of Juneteenth, the day that commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S., Texas Conflict Coach will host a conversation with Anna Spain, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Colorado Law School about race, conflict and resolution in America. Introducing the concept of an identity- based approach, Prof. Spain will discuss techniques for engaging in difficult conversations about these themes in a responsible way and why such conversations are vital in today's world. Anna Spain is an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Law School who has over 17 years of mediation experience. She teaches, writes and practices in the fields of mediation, international dispute resolution and identity-based conflict. She was previously an Attorney-Adviser at the U.S. Department of State and served on the Board of Mediators Beyond Borders. Anna has a J.D. from Harvard Law School and is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations. For more Informations: www.annaspain.com, http://www.co

  Please join us for our Diversity, Race and Conflict Series to hear Jonathan Haidt, author of The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom, and of The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion. The Diversity, Race and Conflict show series for June is brought to you in partnership with the Maryland Judiciary’s Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office (MACRO) in Maryland, and with great appreciation to Lou Gieszl and Cheryl Jamison for their dedication and passion to this topic.

In many communities around the country there are community mediation centers supported by volunteer mediators. Community Boards of San Francisco is the oldest community mediation center in the country, started in 1976. The philosophy of community mediation centers is to empower community members to resolve their own disputes rather than resorting to courts or other outsiders to do it for them. Participants in mediation have found that the process helps them feel heard, and increases their understanding of themselves and the other person as well. Community Boards has handled thousands of cases in its 36 year history, and has helped 85% of those who use their mediation services reach a successful agreement. Cordell Wesselink, is Mediation Program Manager of Community Boards. He has a Master’s Degree in Negotiation, Conflict Resolution, and Peacebuilding from California State University at Dominguez Hills. He is a mediator and facilitator, and also teaches meeting facilitation skills for Community Boards.

In our show "Come As You Are" - The Mediation Experience I will be speaking with Louise Phipps Senft about the mediation experience. Louise was voted as Baltimore's Best Mediator and named as Maryland's Top 100 Women. If you are considering engaging in mediation then learn what a mediator is actually doing and how their own worldview impacts how they work with disputants. This is important to understand especially when you are looking to work with a mediator. We will also explore what you, the mediation participant, are doing in the mediation. Hear mediation stories that have inspired and transformed the conflict dynamics. Returning to  the show is Louise Phipps Senft from Louise Phipps Senft and Associates, and founder of the Baltimore Mediation Center, the first mediation firm in Maryland with a focus on relational approaches to conflict resolution. Louise is an amazing woman and I am honored to know her. She has been voted, awarded and honored with numerous recognitions for her incredible work. For examp

In an earlier show So You Need to Mediate...HELP...Now What?, we discussed what mediation is, the benefits and values to you as a party in a dispute, the questions to consider when finding a mediator and whether to hire a private mediator or use a community-based mediator. Now that you have decided to go to mediation, what do you need to do to prepare? Why is it important to prepare for these difficult conversations, and what do you need to consider when going into the mediation so that it is the most productive, constructive and has the greatest potential for success for you and the other side. Join Pattie Porter and Stephen Kotev give you valuable tips and strategies for thinking through and preparing you for the mediation discussion. 

We all have conflict in our lives, some disputes are more explosive and destructive than others. Maybe it is a long-term conflict with your neighbor over the property line, or a parenting plan has gone awry between you and your ex-spouse, or your business partners don't like how the business is run or being run down. In each of these potential scenarios, parties are stuck in a cycle of destruction and contribute to the escalation of the dispute. YOU need help. You have heard about mediation and think it might be worth getting help before things get completely out of control. What now? Where do you find a mediator? You don't want to have to go to court or file a lawsuit. What do you need to know to hire a mediator? How does this work? How much does it cost?   Join Pattie Porter and Zena Zumeta discuss how mediation can be a valuable process in handling your conflict situation privately, confidentially, out of the court system, and give all parties a chance to speak and be heard. More importantly, it supports

Brad will provide overview of the New York Peace Institute, the city's largest civilian peacebuilding force -- which gets in the middle of thousands of neighborhood, family, community, and business disputes each year. The Peace Institute provides free mediation services, trains and credentials peace building professionals, and hosts events that raise awareness of creative ways to resolve conflict. Brad has worked to promote mediation in more than 20 countries, and he'll discuss how his international work influenced the development of the Peace Institute.   Brad Heckman is the CEO of the New York Peace Institute, one of the nation's largest community mediation agencies. He's also an adjunct professor of Global Affairs at New York University, and on the boards of the National Association for Community Mediation and the New York City Peace Museum. Formerly, he was International Director at Partners for Democratic Change, for which helped build the first mediation centers in the former Soviet bloc, and Vice Pres

Barbara Raye will talk about the Restorative Justice practice of Victim Offender Mediation. VOM engages those who have been harmed by crime or other actions, those who have offended or harmed others, and the communities they live in. Its goals are to empower people to define their own needs for healing, prevent future harm, and build community connections for the long term health of everyone involved. She will share with us what it means, how it works, and some of the creative ways victims have found to heal the harm that has been done to them.   Barbara Raye started her restorative justice work while establishing shelters for battered women and their children and a violent partner program. She has extensive training in restorative justice, mediation, and conflict resolution. She served for 4 years as the Director of Victim Services at the Minnesota Department of Corrections and helped introduce RJ in Minnesota. She currently serves as the Executive Director of the Center for Policy, Planning, and Performanc

The growing practice of arresting students for disruptive behavior in school has led to the so-called "School to Prison Pipeline." The larger issue is that our criminal justice system is focused on punishment instead of accountability, and it is biased based on race and income. For 14years the Community Conferencing Center in Baltimore has worked to provide effective Restorative alternatives to school suspension, court, and incarceration--producing 60% lower recidivism at 1/10th the cost. Learn about their work and how you can mobilize this work in your community.   As the Founding Director of the Community Conferencing Center in Baltimore, Lauren Abramson has seen first-hand : a) that the "Jerry Springer Model" of dealing with each other is not working, b)that our discipline and justice systems are broken, and c) that we have very effective, low-cost ways to fix them. Now all we need is the political will to do so. With the Community Conferencing Center, Lauren has been using Community Conferencing and Dai

If our current legal system was effectively delivering justice, why is crime and violence continuing to spiral out of control all around the Globe? What are the demands of justice? What does justice feel like? When is justice satisfied? In order to find answers to these questions we need to reframe the debate about what constitutes this concept we call justice. Join Dr. Carl Stauffer as he explores a justice that restores from his varied expereinces of working within the criminal justice system, with police, gangs, ex-combatants, militias, truth commissions, and post-war reconstruction in many parts of the world.   Dr. Carl Stauffer teaches Justice and Development Studies at the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding = (CJP) at Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, Virginia USA. Porfessor Stauffer has practiced in the fields of peace, justice and reconciliation for 20 years. His work in restorative and transitional justice has taken him to over 25 countries world-wide. Read this great article: Taiwan Pr

Is it possible to turn murderers into peacemakers? Is it possible to find world peace? Is peacemaking just a happy thought or a hard-nosed, pragmatic approach to intractable conflicts? Listen to an internationally renowned mediator, author, and speaker talk with Pattie about his work as a lawyer turned peacemaker. Learn some quick ideas on finding peace to the conflicts in your life.   Doug Noll is a lawyer turned peacemaker, specializing in difficult, complex, and intractable conflicts. He graduated from Dartmouth College, earned his law degree at University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law where he was a member of the law review, and earned his M.A. in Peacemaking and Conflict Studies from Fresno Pacific University. He is an author of three books. The most recent is the award winning book Elusive Peace: How Modern Diplomatic Strategies Could Better Resolve World Conflicts. Doug is an international conflict and negotiation trainer and lecturer. As a lawyer, Doug is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell and h

March marks the return of Kate Reed and the second season of the USA network television show Fairly Legal. Kate continues to mediate disputes on the small screen between estranged lovers to large corporations. Since the majority of real-life mediations are kept confidential, most folks won't know what is mediation fact or fiction.  Join Pattie Porter and special co-host, Stephen Kotev, as they discuss how Kate solved the problem and what a professional mediator would have done.   The next season starts on 3/16 at 9/8 central. Here is a clip with highlights of the upcoming season: Fairly Legal Preview  Listen to archived radio shows: Fairly Legal: Mediation Truth or Fiction? and Fairly Legal: Is Fairly Legal Fairly Relevant - Part 2

    For those of you who work with youth (K-12) and anyone in higher education you know that cyberbullying is a current, ever changing challenge to your field. We will discuss research on bullying, cyberbullying and homophobia and cite examples of this emotionally charged topic. Creative techniques such as the the Jeopardy Game, read arounds and interactive quizzes will model innovative teaching methods that merge theory and practice. Join us as we talk with Priscilla Prutzman, the co-founder and executive Director of Creative Response To Conflict in Nyack, NY.She was a member of the ACR board for several years and is currently the Equity and Diversity Point person for the Education Sectionof ACR. She was on the committee which produced the Standards For Peer Mediation Document for the Education Section of ACR. She is the recipient of the ACR William Kreidler award and the ACR Equity and Diversity award. Currently she is on the Fulbright Roster for Peace Education and Conflict Resolution and she teaches Conf

Stories of attacks on the way home from the bus stop, bullying in the classroom, and assaults in school hallways are all-too-frequent reminders that our community and many others throughout the US are still not safe places for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people. Perhaps what is most heartbreaking is that some youth have come to believe that this is normal, that this is just part of growing up, or that this is how life is for LGBTQ individuals. SMYAL is working to change all that by providing an inclusive environment and empowering DC-area LGBTQ youth to be leaders and advocates for themselves and their peers in the broader community. We provide youth with the opportunities, support, and skills they need to de-escalate conflicts as they occur and to work within their community to root out these conflicts from their source. Andrew Barnett is the Executive Director of SMYAL, the only community-based organization solely dedicated to supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transge