ADR LUNCHTIME SERIES

To See the Forest for the Trees:
Addressing Structural Sources of Workplace Conflict

Individuals account for only a small percentage of the conflicts within an organization.  Instead, most conflicts involve structural problems.  Using a "dynamic governance" perspective, the presenters will explain why destructive conflicts are inherent in conventional organizational structures and offer tools for altering the traditional hierarchy to address those conflicts.  Dynamic governance -- grounded in systems and chaos theories - enhances sustainability and inclusiveness.  By harnessing the energy of conflict before it escalates, dynamic governance promotes creative resolutions.  This presentation will explore ways for ADR practitioners to work with parties to adjust the structural sources of conflict and increase organizational effectiveness.

John Buck and Monika Megyesi - Partners, GovernanceAlive, LLC

Presented by:  The Interagency ADR Working Group, Workplace Conflict Management Section

Date:                           Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Time:                           Noon - 1:30 PM

Please allow extra time for security procedures

Location:               U.S. Department of Energy
1000 Independence Ave, SW, Room GJ-015
Washington, D.C.  20585

Directions:
Orange/Blue Line-Smithsonian/Holocaust Museum/Bureau of Engraving and Printing Exit; Yellow Line-L'Enfant Plaza/Maryland Ave. Exit

To attend in person, please register by email to cindy.mazur@dhs.gov<mailto:cindy.mazur@dhs.gov> and provide name, citizenship, and agency/employer by January 20.  Questions?  Please call Cindy Mazur at (202) 646-4094.

To listen only via teleconference, please call (954) 797-0718; access code 846308.  For questions or problems during the teleconference, please call AT&T specialist at (800)526-2655, folder ID# 939935732.  The handouts will be posted a few days before this program at http://www.adr.gov/a.html