MSU Extension Conflict Resolution

News

• Workforce skills for Michigan residents in the 21st century: Part 2

  Published on March 31, 2014
  Educators partner together to develop and deliver programs targeted at building interpersonal skills, a workforce skill highly sought out in the 21st century.

• Research on workplace bullying shows increased awareness

  Published on March 17, 2014
  Information helps people understand that bullying is more than just “kid stuff.”

• From ground rules to shared expectations

  Published on March 13, 2014
  Facilitators can encourage groups to move beyond identifying bad behaviors and toward positive outcomes.

• If you want to hear or be heard, check the acoustics

  Published on March 5, 2014
  “I love hearing my audience breathe.” - Adele

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  The resource professional as facilitator: Part 2

  Published on March 3, 2014
  This is part 2 of a two-part series on public input processes for natural resource professionals.

• Restoring trust in the workplace

  Published on February 26, 2014
  “Trust is like the air we breathe. When it’s present, nobody really notices. But when it’s absent, everybody notices.” -Warren Buffet

• What is the best way to begin and end meetings?

  Published on February 11, 2014
  Use meeting openers and closers to help participants get to know each other better, encourage participation and review decisions and personal commitments.

• Strategies to reach consensus on controversial wind energy farms: Part two

  Published on January 21, 2014
  Large wind energy farms can be very controversial. But in some communities they are not. This is the second of two articles exploring some of the reasons why.

• Businesses with multiple owners should have an operating agreement and valuation tactic

  Published on January 20, 2014
  Problems arise when times are tough.

• Consensus means that everyone agrees, right?

  Published on December 31, 2013
  Consensus does not mean that everyone agrees at the same level. The focus of consensus is to achieve a mutually-acceptable level of agreement necessary to move forward.