by Jamie Notter | Oct 13, 2009 | Conflict, Individual Development
A few weeks ago I wrote about the "discourse of complaining." While I am no fan of whining, I like that phrase because it reminds us that complaints actually are serious things–it is a way to identify the things you need less of or more of in order to...
by Jamie Notter | Aug 21, 2009 | Conflict
I was very pleased with the turnout for my conflict session. Many thanks to those of you who sat on the floor or, as this photo indicates, actually stood in the hall to watch my session (I was already on Tip 3 when that was taken!). As I mentioned in Toronto, the...
by Jamie Notter | Jul 14, 2009 | Conflict, Inclusion and Diversity, Individual Development, Managing People
I noticed in my Google Analytics the other day that one of the most popular keywords for finding my blog is the phrase "what does respect look like." I did a brief post on that in October 2007, pointing out that when I facilitate, the group frequently asks...
by Jamie Notter | May 4, 2009 | Change, Conflict
If you're at all interested in associations and social media, you likely have already heard about the "Power of A" campaign that ASAE & The Center has started–most notably the rather critical reaction it has garnered from many of those who are...
by Jamie Notter | Jan 8, 2009 | Conflict, Learning
Caron Mason has a nice reflective post on her blog about whether to make changes (in a new job) or just go with the flow for a while to better understand the system. When you're new to a job, the "we have always done it that way" answer actually seems...
by Jamie Notter | Dec 18, 2008 | Conflict, Individual Development
I think forgiveness and reconciliation is absolutely the hardest part of conflict resolution. Back when I did work in the international conflict resolution field, I saw this first hand. We could help parties negotiate better, understand history better, and in general...
