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Events

Leadership Skills for Resolving Conflict

May 16-18, 2007

Objective:






increase understanding of strategies for managing conflict around the implementation of provisions of NCLB

acquire knowledge and skills to teach principals and other leaders strategies to help manage conflict at the district and building level as they implement provisions of NCLB

Main Session Files
Word file conflict_agenda
Word file conflict_bibliog
Word file conflict_responses
Powerpoint File conflict_to_consensus
PDF file conflict_to_consensus_thumbs

Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Time Activity
4:00 Reconnecting and refreshments
Horse and Rider puzzle
4:15 Welcome, announcements
Review agenda, objectives, and expectations
Examine Facilitators’ Guide
4:30 Introduction to Conflict
Strategies for Managing Conflict with Individuals
4:40 Sources of Conflict
5:10 States of Mind review
5:30 Break
5:45 Pace and Lead
6:45 Emotional Blackmail
7:00 Assign homeplay and adjourn for the evening

Thursday, May 17, 2007
Time Activity
7:30 Breakfast
8:00 Debrief homeplay
8:15 Meta-Model/Specificity Model
Strategies for Managing Conflicts in Groups
8:35 Dealing with Individual Personalities of Team Members
9:35 Five Dysfunctions of Teams
10:00 Break
10:15 Affective and Cognitive Conflict
11:00 Chadwick Process for Consensus Building
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Chadwick Process (continued)
1:30 Polarity Management
2:45 Break
3:00 Practice with Polarity Management
Strategies for Managing Conflicts in Groups
3:30 Fierce Conversations
4:30 Adjourn for the day

Friday, May 18, 2007
Time Activity
8:00 Breakfast
8:30 How Not to Get Shot Delivering Bad News
9:30 Practice
10:00 Break
Planning
10:15 Group work: Creating a Tool for Managing Conflict
11:15 Share group work
12:15 Lunch

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