conflict resilience

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Conflict is Inevitable: Why You Must Build Confidence and Embrace It

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Conflict is Inevitable: Why You Must Build Confidence and Embrace It

Conflict is an inevitable part of the human experience. While it often makes us uncomfortable, learning to engage in conflict with confidence and ease is an essential life skill. Building confidence for engaging in conflict can help us navigate difficult situations, develop healthy attitudes toward most conflicts, and minimize the negative impact of fear and anxiety conflict can have on our lives. In this article, we explore the inevitable nature of conflict, the role of emotions in conflict, and the skills and strategies needed to build confidence and embrace conflict.

On the Remarkable Path from War Orphan to Peace Builder

On the Remarkable Path from War Orphan to Peace Builder

The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed both tragedy and inspiration across the globe. In this article we introduce Peter Adeeko, who has triumphed in spite of hardship. Against all odds, he has worked relentlessly to foster peace in Nigeria and beyond. Drawing from his childhood experience as a war orphan, he abandoned corporate life as an adult to launch Soulace Africa, a peace-building nongovernmental organization (NGO). Peter found us while seeking mediation training and support for the community he serves, most of whom are victims of extreme violence. As Covid-19 reached Nigeria, we were inspired by the way in which he quickly assessed potential conflicts and mobilized his connections to nurture peace, in the midst of crisis. In spite of constant pandemic-related dark news, we believe Peter’s story may ignite a spark of hope for all of us.

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How to Manage Conflict in Stressful Times

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How to Manage Conflict in Stressful Times

This article was published during the COVID-19 pandemic, a day after the count of globally-documented cases surpassed one million. I felt it was necessary to write this as much for you, dear reader, as for myself. At this point, we don’t really know what the world will look like when the pandemic is over. What I do know is that uncertainty breeds anxiety. Stress clouds our ability to focus on much of anything, let alone resolving conflicts between adversaries. It would be easy to just tell everyone to forgive and forget, but in reality, conflicts only escalate if left to fester indefinitely. After 25 years as a mediator, I assure you, it’s possible to manage conflict in stressful times. In this article, I offer a few options.

 

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