ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Two observations drove me to write this book:


1.    A powerful stigma exists around conflict.

2.    People don’t collaborate, even when they say they do.


These observations held true whether I was working as a litigation lawyer, arbitrator, mediator, policy analyst, project manager or conflict management consultant. They held true across private, public and not-for-profit sectors.


Because people fear conflict and the stigma attached to the word, they don’t readily avail themselves of the wide range of excellent services being offered. Hiring a mediator or walking into the Conflict Resolution office is the last place people want to be.


Although I can’t change the stigma around conflict, I can help people to collaborate using the 6-step approach explained in this book.


To make it even easier for people to collaborate, I am working on a companion book

The Collaborator’s Toolbox. Stay tuned.


Get THE COLLABORATIVE PATH now

I answer why the decades-old mediation and conflict

resolution models haven’t worked. My solution is based

on collaboration and it’s easy to implement in all aspects of

our private, work and civic lives. It creates harmony in

the home, reduces inefficiency and wasted time in the

workplace, and advances common social goals

in the community.



My 6-step process helps people with differing perspectives to communicate better, ease tension, resolve conflicts and find a path forward.



I offer a fresh approach that you can use each and every day at home, at work or in your community so that whatever you do, you can find better solutions to your problems, build stronger relationships and skip the tension, drama and conflict that commonly occurs.