Conflict Zen
"Simple habits for untangling disagreements and getting back on track."
Author: Tammy Lenski is a mediation marketing, Web strategy and technology consultant and the author of Making Mediation Your Day Job. She also authors Mediator Tech.
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Recent Posts from Conflict Zen
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Negotiation tips for tough economic times
WMUR, New Hampshire’s ABC news affiliate, interviewed me for a feature negotiation tips story that aired earlier this week. We discussed ways to renegotiate rates on everything from credit cards to cable television, tips for…
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Surviving and thriving during job loss and other major change
Blame is oh so tempting, however. One of the things I’ve noticed that people do when some difficult change hits is to ask, “Why is this happening? It’s got to be someone’s fault.” We don’t…
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The camel conundrum and the art of creative problem solving
Jay Rothman, author of Resolving Identity-Based Conflict in Nations, Organizations, and Communities (Amazon link) tells this story: A Middle Eastern man died, leaving 17 camels to his three sons. The first son was to receive…
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In workplace conflict, don’t mistake your experience for reality
Overheard in the grocery shopping line at the end of a workday: Woman 1 to Woman 2: You wear red a lot, you know that? Woman 2: No, I don’t. Woman 1: Sure you do!…
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The argument clinic
Apparently Monty Python first aired 40 years ago today. In celebration, here’s a clip of their classic, The Argument Clinic: [Can't see the embedded video? Click here to view it on the web.] Happy laughter,
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Earlybird discount for my conflict resolution seminar ends soon
The earlybird discount for my November 5 conflict resolution seminar, Achieve Your Conflict Zen, ends on October 4. I have a few spaces left and would love to have you join us! This fall’s seminar…
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Take off your tarantula before the difficult conversation
I once mediated a dispute with a large tarantula eyeing me the entire time from the shoulder of a participant. It was unsettling. As, I suppose, it was intended to be. The case was a…