Managing Conflict: Triggers and Self-Tempering

Randolph B. Godshall will speak from his experience as a respected litigator about family-conflict litigation and how to avoid such legal wrangles by working through differences in perspectives. Randolph will reference his extensive client work to identify proactive and preventative strategies and tactics to better understand the root causes. Ann Begler will build on Randolph’s foundation and explain the psychological underpinnings that impact individuals in different ways and how they contribute to inevitable family conflict. Conflict is a regular and ever present part of our everyday lives. Whether it’s a mild disagreement between a parent and child, stressful conversations among a group of siblings or a fractious board meeting that goes on for hours, the intensity of being or feeling at odds is something we can’t escape. Fortunately, conflict doesn’t have to be divisive. When we build a deeper understanding about conflict, heighten our awareness of when conflict is emerging, and build skill to choose how we, as people, can effectively respond, we gain opportunities to shift conflict away from destruction and toward real value - value in the present and value that builds toward a sustainable positive future.

 

This seminar will involve small group work as well as sharing how one can better understand what they can do to move from conflict to constructive outcomes.