The ACR Workplace Section is dedicated to the professional development of its members through networking, workshops, meetings, and sharing of information on employment and labor Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and other workplace conflict resolution topics including conflict coaching, facilitation, and training.

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UPCOMING TELESEMINARS

Why Has Compromise Become a Dirty Word?  A Closer Look at the Value of Compromise

Please join ACR Workplace Section’s Conflict Coaching Committee on 

Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Eastern.

While compromise seems desirable to many practitioners working with people in conflict, it is much-maligned in our current political climate. A quick Google search reveals the overwhelming view that compromise is an erosion of morality, something to be avoided at all costs. In the quest for moral superiority, we seem to have lost the ability to assess the value of compromise. This provocative teleseminar will assess the pitfalls of refusing to compromise and will reveal ways to facilitate the benefits of selective give-and-take in conflict management coaching and other forum in which considering and negotiating possible outcomes occur. 

Merri L. Hanson is the Director of Peninsula Mediation & ADR in Williamsburg, Virginia.  Her company provides a comprehensive range of conflict resolution services for numerous federal agencies throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia.  In addition, Peninsula Mediation provides services for other workplace, business, and family disputes.  Merri holds certification for all levels of mediation by the Supreme Court of Virginia and she is a certified facilitator for the Conflict Dynamics Profile (Eckerd College) and the Strength Deployment Inventory.  www.peninsulamediation.com

PLEASE NOTE:  Advanced Practitioners (ACR) who attend this teleseminar in its entirety, qualify for one hour credit.  If you are an AP and wish to apply for a CEU for this teleseminar, you are required to be on the full call to obtain the passwords provided by the facilitator at the beginning and end. The certificate will not be given to those who join the call late or leave early and miss one or both the passwords.

If you plan to attend, please arrive on time and mute your phones (*6) once you join the call. If possible, please call from a land line. Thank you.

To join ACR’s Conflict Coaching Committee and for further information on this Workplace Section group, please contact Chair: Cinnie Noble at 1-866-335-6466 (toll free in Canada & U.S.) or 416-686-4247 or cinnie@cinergycoaching.com.

How to Deal Effectively with Difficult Colleagues During Challenging Times

Presented by Dian Killian, Ph.D

Thursday, Jan. 24 at noon  (EST) 

Please join communications expert Dr. Dian Killian, for a fun and interactive introduction to Nonviolent Communication (NVC). Come to the call with a challenging situation you'd like to better understand and transform. During the call, you'll be led through four simple steps that can dramatically increase your empathy and effectiveness in responding to challenging situations.  Although the focus will be workplace situations, these skills are widely applicable to situations at home, dealing with family and in mediation work.

Learning Points: 

Dian Killian, Ph.D. is the Founder and Director for the Center for Collaborative Communication in New York city. She is also the co-author of the book: Connecting Differences: A Guide to Compassionate, Nonviolent Communication and Urban empathy: True Life Adventures on the Streets of NY.  Dr. Killian designs and leads transformative workplace communication trainings in the US, Europe and Asia for diverse organizations including large NGOs, multinationals and Fortune 500 companies.   

Photos from 2009 ACR Conference, Atlanta, GA

Julie Denny and David Stiteler, Workplace Section Tri-Chairs

Rudy Cadney,  Stirling Phillips, Pattie Porter

Debra Dupree, WPS Leadership Council, David Stiteler, WPS Tri-Chair

Workplace Section 2009 Annual Membership Luncheon

Workplace Section 2009 Annual Membership Luncheon

Rita Callahan, WPS Leadership Council,  David Stiteler,  WPS Tri-Chair

Section Activities and News!

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