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by Clive Johnson (Author), Jackie Keddy (Author)
Managing Conflict at Work provides practical guidance on how to prevent, contain and resolve conflict in the workplace. It demonstrates how effective conflict management can have a powerful impact on the way organizations channel their energies; encouraging positive mindsets, combatting stress and building stronger relationsips and happier workforces.
The authors look beyond individual cases to issues such as workforce motivation and corporate responsibility; examining the reasons for conflict and its implications. They provide simple guidance on the key issues many organizations face including: understanding conflict and its impact on the individual, team and organization; methods for recognizing and preventing conflict; identifying and appropriately channeling constructive conflict; managing and resolving escalated disputes; implementing a conflict management strategy.
Further free resources to accompany this book, including podcasts by the authors, can be accessed at http: //www.managingconflictatwork.com/.
Author Biography
Clive Johnson is a highly experienced negotiator, facilitator and coach. His extensive experience includes in-house mediation and acting as course director of various conflict training programmes. A prolific writer and speaker, Clive is a partner with conflict specialists, The Janus Partnership (www.thejanuspartnership.com) and is co-founder of the International Conflict Management Forum (www.conflictmanagementforum.org).
Jackie Keddy is a highly experienced mediator, coach and conflict consultant. As a former facilitator of some of the London Metropolitan Police Service's most high profile and complex disputes, a grievance appeals investigator and a founding member of the Met's Leadership Academy, Jackie brought her many years' of experience as a police officer and DCI into a new life in managing people. With Clive, Jackie is a partner of The Janus Partnership (www.thejanuspartnership.com) and co-founded the International Conflict Management Forum (www.conflictmanagementforum.org). She regularly writes and features in various magazines and journals, and as a multiple award-winner for her work with the Met, is much in demand as a conference speaker.
