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Peace Day 21 September 2012
Global Truce 2012 – Peace Day 21 September If we all unite, together we can create the largest global reduction of violence ever recorded on one day – Peace Day 21 September 2012 – a world record. Peace One Day … Continue reading
Family arguments? – Just talk to them
“All I can say to anybody out there is if you’re having arguments with your family, talk to them, even if you don’t like it just talk to them,” said Colwyn, father of Shane Topi who drowned in the Easy … Continue reading
Posted in Conflict at home, Conflict Resolution News
Tagged communication, drowning, family, family conflict, grief, stubborn, tragedy
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Dealing with IRD a source of conflict
I’m cross-posting this from a friend of mine Fiona Whyte, who writes a blog on Tax Debt. She was inspired to write this from yesterday’s NZ Herald headline (hence the title) and as a result of her own dealings with the IRD. … Continue reading
Posted in Conflict Resolution News
Tagged Conflict, desperation, IRD, suicide, tax debt
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He doesn’t like me! – clues that people drop
“He doesn’t like me!“ How would we normally react when one of our friends or colleagues says something like this? Disagree – “Of course he likes you“, or make a judgement call – “You’re just being oversensitive!“ We think we’re … Continue reading
What does it mean to feel right? – Kathryn Schulz
“What does it mean to feel right? It means that your beliefs perfectly reflect reality; and when you feel that way you have a problem to solve – how are you going to explain all those people who don’t agree … Continue reading
Sheena Iyengar on The Art of Choosing
Choice and decision-making can play such an important role in the creation and resolution of conflict – both internal and external. Sheena Iyengar studies how we make choices — and how we feel about the choices we make. At TEDGlobal, … Continue reading
Sir Ken Robinson says Schools Kill Creativity
One of my favourite topics in my Conflict Resolution Skills course is ‘Authority & Choice’. Participants are fascinated by how much our lives are affected by others in authority, and how our past experiences lead us to behave in certain ways … Continue reading
Posted in Conflict at home, Education
Tagged authority, choice, conflict resolution, creativity, schools, students, teacher, TED talks
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Our Left and Right Brains – Conflict of Interest
You may have noticed that I have recently become fascinated with how our brains work, and have shared a few TED talks and other videos that give amazing insights into our minds. Here is an incredible story from Jill Bolte Taylor … Continue reading
Diversity in Leadership – Australian Benchmark
Australia is taking action to advance gender diversity in the workplace. This will hopefully have the additional benefit of reducing conflict in the boardroom. Here are the essentials from the Sydney Morning Herald: “Finance Minister Penny Wong, recently released new guidelines … Continue reading
Posted in Conflict Resolution News, Workplace conflict
Tagged australia, boardroom, gender equality, workplace conflict
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