THE MAGIC OF CONFLICT

Most of us see conflict as negative, and this perception has a profound impact on how we manage it. What if conflict is life's way of offering us new information? Or if conflict is one way we get to know and understand ourselves and our organizations?

Based on Thomas Crum’s influential text on the Aiki approach to resolving conflict, this one-day workshop offers mind/body practice in the skills of centering, discovery, appreciation, and the willingness to change ourselves in order to achieve our goals. You'll also learn and practice verbal strategies to engage others in problem-solving dialogue.

Objectives:
• Identify your conflict mode and understand its benefits and drawbacks
• Increase awareness, perspective, and responsiveness under pressure
• Recognize the opportunity conflict offers to increase understanding, flexibility, and personal power
• Learn to direct emotional energy toward a useful purpose
• Practice language strategies for powerful communication

Comments from past participants:
“I took away new strategies for working better with each of my teammates.”

“It's rare that a training impacts me to this degree. I have gained useful, concrete skills in getting my emotions to work for me!”

“Thank you for providing this valuable training to our leaders. Your work will no doubt have an impact on this organization.”

"I have been wasting a lot of energy being resistant!"

Instructor
Judy Ringer provides conflict and communication skills training throughout the U.S. and Canada with unique workshops based on mind/body principles from the martial art aikido, in which she holds a black belt. The author of Unlikely Teachers: Finding the Hidden Gifts in Daily Conflict, she uses her expertise in several best practice communication models to bring to life key concepts such as self-management under pressure and appreciation of other viewpoints. Judy is founder and chief instructor of Portsmouth Aikido and sole owner of Power & Presence Training, in Portsmouth, NH.