By: David J. Smith, October 21, 2014 I recently (10/14/14) visited Sinclair Community College in Dayton, OH. While there, I ran two programs: one for faculty on understanding the field, and the second for students on career and personal skill awareness. I’ve come to realize that we need to make a strong case toContinueContinue reading “Making the Work Life and Personal Life Links to Conflict Resolution Skills”
Category Archives: Workplace and Employment Conflict
Promoting Good Communication Among Educational Leaders
By: David J. Smith, September 3, 2014In May 2014 I was invited to develop an afternoon workshop for the Anne Arundel County (MD) Board of Education. The board had recently appointed a new superintendent and wanted to create an opportunity for board members to meet with him in a working environment. The focus ofContinueContinue reading “Promoting Good Communication Among Educational Leaders”
Workplace Conflict As Opportunity
Back in March I wrote a blog focusing on workplace conflict and the need to develop “soft skills” to succeed at work (“The Importance of Conflict Management Skills in the Workplace,” March 23, 2014). A follow up to that topic is a piece that appeared in Forbes.com on May 15, 2014 and written byContinueContinue reading “Workplace Conflict As Opportunity”