Category Archives: Conflict Management Coaching

Having been in the conflict management field for a long time – as a mediator and conflict management coach – I have seen and heard repeatedly the positional stances people take when in conflict. I too, have experienced being in … Continue reading →

We all make mistakes – lots even – and lots of the time. Sometimes, some of the people who experience an adverse impact by our mistakes don’t let us forget the hurt and harm we caused. In these cases, and … Continue reading →

There’s something that often happens when we’re in conflict – our interpersonal disputes often seem to end up being about right and wrong! And by being right we seem to need to make the other person wrong. The conflict might … Continue reading →

It’s not the first time this blog has written about a common reaction to being in conflict – looking behind us at what happened or didn’t happen, wishing we had said or done something differently, continually blaming ourselves or the … Continue reading →

The other day I used the word ‘aftermath’ in front of my friend’s 9-year-old daughter Maya and she thought it a strange expression. I had just asked her mother what the aftermath was of the dispute she had experienced. Maya … Continue reading →