MEGA SESSION Fight. More. Better. Doing Conflict Well

SHRM 2016 Annual Conference & Exposition

This session will help you benefit from the capacity of having the right kind of conflict.

PowerPoints/Handouts Available

Conflict, done well, is an important aspect of decision-making and problem solving. It is also pretty rare. Help your organization more fully utilize the diversity of perspectives, experiences and identities in its workforce by changing your thinking about and approach to conflict. This session will cover the what, why and how of respectful disagreement. This session will help you:

Understand the importance of conflict done well, specifically as it applies to collective decision-making and problem solving.
Examine some of the common barriers to doing conflict well.
Utilize individual and collective practices to better engage in respectful disagreement.

Date(s) & Time(s):

Wednesday, June 22, 2016 - 10:00am to 11:15am

Presenter:

Joe Gerstandt

Joe

Gerstandt

Joe Gerstandt brings greater clarity, action, and impact to organizational diversity and inclusion efforts.

Joe has worked with Fortune 100 corporations, small non-profits, and everything in between. He speaks at numerous conferences and summits, and blogs at joegerstandt.com. He is a featured contributor for the Workforce Diversity Network Expert Forum and his insights have been published in Diversity Executive, HR Executive, and numerous other print and on-line journals.

A strong advocate for resetting the diversity and inclusion conversation, Joe sees these issues as poorly understood and often misunderstood.

Location:

Marriott Marquis: Salons 6-10

Amount of Credit:

1.25

Credit Type:

•SHRM PDCs

•HR Credit

Session Type:

Mega Session

Competency:

Relationship Management