Putting Your Leadership to the Test: Navigating Conflict and Politics at Work
January 7, 2014
The Quorum Initiative’s next event in Washington DC is Thursday, January 30th entitled, Putting Your Leadership to the Test: Navigating Conflict and Politics at Work. We will be joined by Wendy Swire, executive coach and Principal at Swire Solutions, for a session on managing conflict between individuals, teams and organizations. Wendy will teach us to utilize specific techniques and special conflict assessment tools that build competency to handle internal or external workplace conflict situations.
We will also explore how to:
- Increase individual self-awareness regarding conflict triggers and how to better manage these conflict hot buttons
- Understand four options to resolve conflict
- Enhance resiliency and capacity to manage conflict
- Prepare for difficult conversations (up the chain of command, with peers, employees or other stakeholders) including real case study scenarios
- Discuss values-based disputes and ways to avoid conflict escalation
Wendy is the principal and founder of Swire Solutions, an executive coaching, training, facilitation and alternative dispute resolution firm based in Bethesda Maryland. The firm offers executive, leadership and conflict coaching to Fortune 500 corporate leaders and government officials.
Wendy was trained in conflict resolution at Harvard Law School where she was subsequently hired as a research and teaching assistant at Harvard’s Program on Negotiation. She earned her Master’s Degree from the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy of Tufts and Harvard Universities, and received her Bachelor’s degree from Mount Holyoke College. She is also a graduate of the Georgetown University Leadership Coaching Program.
Wendy is a Professional Certified Coach by the International Coaching Federation who has extensive experience working with leaders at all levels, from CEOs, Senior Vice Presidents, U.S. Government Senior Executive Service (SES) to middle managers and emerging/high potential and millennial leaders. She is also currently an adjunct professor at the Johns Hopkins Carey Graduate School of Business.
Details:
When: Thursday, January 30th, 6:00pm – 8:30pm
Where: Paul Hastings 875 15th Street NW (between H and I streets)
Topic: Putting Your Leadership to the Test: Navigating Conflict and Politics at Work
