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The Conflict Navigator
For the last decade, REAL Solutions, Inc.’s Bruce McLeod has studied and practiced working with individuals and organizations to refine the definition of “The Conflict Navigator”. Today, the term signifies a deeply trusted partner in performance and collaboration. Bruce has exemplified the value of this and is The Conflict Navigator to his clients, trainee coaches…
Bruce is in Conflict
You may or may not be surprised when you read this from the typing fingers of a conflict specialist: we are all in conflict… some of the time. Sometimes you select the next one… sometimes it is chosen or just comes to you. One lovely quote says, Conflict is the beginning of consciousness – M.Esther…
Conflict Resolution Mastery: How Much Training Do You Need?
Hi Navigators, You know, I’d laugh if you suggested that I feel truly comfortable dealing with toxic workplaces and teams. It would be like saying I’m comfortable watching others writhe in pain. I often have to remind people of this when they begin their own journey into conflict resolution training and wonder what they will…
About Conflict…
I’ve learned conflict is not like seafood or spinach: with conflict, no one can decide that it isn’t on the menu. Differences in values, wants, views, and virtually anything else can get in the way of your goals, and circumstances may force you to make a “best of” choice from any number of available options. …
It Doesn’t Have to be Sexy: Team Building is an Office Affair
A few years ago, after just sitting down on a plane, I watched in amusement as five early morning passengers came aboard: even at before 7 in the morning, and from 10 rows back, it was easy to notice the rowdy 7, each in a spanking-new still bearing packing folds yellow team jacket. The chest…
Hate Starting at the Very Beginning?
Hi Navigators, I thought I would hate starting again… with anything. Middle age and a few tough years of change has had me full up with a long list of beginnings and starts – some that led to success, and others were seeds that, once planted and started, eventually died in the ground. As I…
Hello world!
Welcome to the (again) new web world of REAL Solutions, Inc. – the new, incorporated home of 10k Consulting, Conflict Navigator, and a whole crew of amazing coaches, trainers, mediators and facilitators whose experiences comes from across the spectrum of conflict analysis, prevention, and response. Team and project leaders, executives, union leaders, coaches and conflict…