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  • 25 Nov
    When you go to for job interview there are some questions that you can be pretty sure you will be asked. One of these, and the one that a lot...
  • 7 Nov
    A lack of conflict competence and a culture of conflict avoidance is costing the Irish economy. Civil service human resources officers in Ireland are avoiding conflict as they “do not...
  • 26 Sep
    Most people try to avoid conflict in the workplace, but as one person said to me recently, “conflict comes looking for me”. Workplace conflict is inevitable and when poorly handled costs...
  • 15 Jul
    Mediation generally lead to much quicker dispute resolution as it could take place over a much shorter period than litigation, where parties have to wait for a hearing date. Mr...
  • 29 Jun
    How do you respond to conflict situations? Do you seek to avoid disagreements and conflicts? Perhaps you try to accommodate other people’s opinions to maintain the peace or you may...
  • 25 Jun
    The British Government has signed the first Dispute Resolution Commitment (DRC), which requires all departments and agencies to use mediation, arbitration and conciliation wherever possible before taking disputes to court....
  • 16 Jun
    Conflict  is a natural part of the life of groups and within this it seems inevitable that leaders will be attacked. I know that I have attacked the leader of...
  • 16 Jun
    Do a Google search for the word followership and you get 142,000 results; do a search for leadership and you get 134 million. Yet without followers, a leader is a...
  • 16 Jun
    It makes sense to address conflict in your organisation, whether it is a business, a club, a committee or a community group. Conflict that is not addressed and that is...
  • 16 Jun
    Have you ever wondered why you sometimes feel inferior to or put down by a someone, and then notice that another time they are reacting to you as though you...