Building Conflict Competent Teams
Breakfast Forum
Friday, August 1, 2008
7:45 am - 9:30 am
Registration & Breakfast begins at 7:30 am 

Eckerd College
St. Petersburg Campus
4200 54th Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33711
Continental breakfast and beverages will be served.

$40 Register >

Building Conflict Competent Teams

Conflict exists at the root of many teams’ best ideas and the core of many of their worst failures. While conflict is an inevitable part of team development, team leaders and members frequently avoid discussions about how to deal with it when it arises.

The key challenge for teams is how to respond to conflict in order to obtain positive outcomes and lessen its harmful effects.  The Building Conflict Competent Teams Forum will examine how team leaders and members can develop effective norms for addressing conflict, create a climate of open and honest sharing to leverage differences, and use techniques to cool down, slow down and engage conflict constructively.

At this forum, you will

• Discover why conflict is both a challenge and an opportunity for teams
• Learn how to create the right climate for effective conflict management in teams
• Develop approaches for using constructive communication approaches to address team conflict
• Assess your team’s current conflict environment

Participants will receive a copy of Building Conflict Competent Teams (Jossey-Bass and The Center for Creative Leadership, 2008).

About the Speakers

Craig Runde is Director of the Center for Conflict Dynamics at the Leadership Development Institute (LDI).  In that position, he oversees the Conflict Dynamics Profile® assessment instrument.  He also serves as a feedback coach at Eckerd’s Leadership Development Institute.

Craig holds a B.A. from Harvard University and a J.D. from Duke University.  He is co-author of Becoming a Conflict Competent Leader (Jossey-Bass, 2007) and Building Conflict Competent Teams (Jossey-Bass, 2008).  He also is a frequent speaker, commentator, and author in the area of conflict management and resolution.

Tim Flanagan is Senior Instructor and Director of Custom Programs at the Leadership Development Institute (LDI).  Tim leads the business development, design, and delivery of programs on teamwork, conflict management, problem solving, emotional intelligence, communication, organizational culture and change. Tim earned his MA at the Ohio State University in education.  

He is the co-author of Becoming a Conflict Competent Leader (Jossey-Bass, 2007) and Building Conflict Competent Teams (Jossey-Bass, 2008).  Tim is the author of numerous articles and is a frequent presenter at national and regional conferences and meetings.  

Building Conflict Competent Teams Breakfast Forum
August 1, 2008
7:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Eckerd College
St. Petersburg Campus

4200 54th Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33711

Register >

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