Conflict Managed

Today on Conflict Managed we are joined by award-winning attorney Jessica Childress. Join us as we discuss:

• Addressing conflict with de-escalation strategies
• Powerful and effective mentorship practices
• Boosting confidence through intentional leadership
• The power and gift of remaining calm in difficult circumstances
• The differences between a toxic and an uncomfortable work environment
• Respecting individuals at work

Jessica Childress is the author of Peace: Leaving a Toxic Workplace on Your Own Terms. Ms. Childress has practiced employment law for over eleven years, representing organizations of all sizes and individuals in employment law matters. She is the Managing Attorney of the Childress Firm PLLC, a boutique employment law firm, based in Washington, D.C.

Ms. Childress holds a Bachelor of Arts in Government and African American Studies from the University of Virginia and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law. Ms. Childress graduated Phi Beta Kappa and with High Distinction from the University of Virginia in 2007.

Prior to launching the Childress Firm PLLC, Ms. Childress served as an associate at two global law firms and as an attorney at the United States Department of Justice.

Ms. Childress has litigated retaliation, discrimination, sexual harassment, non-competition, trade secret, unfair labor practice, and whistleblower cases before various tribunals. She serves clients in general business transactions with employees and independent contractors. Ms. Childress drafts agreements such as employment agreements, consulting agreements, severance agreements, and confidentiality agreements.

She has been the recipient of several honors, including the National Bar Association’s 2018 Young Lawyer of the Year Award, the Washington Bar Association’s 2017-2018 Young Lawyer of the Year Award, the National Bar Association’s 40 under 40 Best Advocates Award, the Kim Keenan Leadership & Advocacy Award, the Greater Washington Area Chapter of the National Bar Association’s Rising Star Award, and recognition by the National Black Lawyers as one of the top 100 black attorneys. In 2022, Ms. Childress received the Women Owned Law organization’s Woman Legal Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Ms. Childress has been named to the 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers Rising Stars lists. Only 2.5% of practicing attorneys in Washington, D.C. are selected to receive this honor.

Ms. Childress is a 2022 graduate of the Aspen Institute’s Justice and Society program. Ms. Childress serves as a contributor for Arianna Huffington’s international media outlet, Thrive Global. She has been featured in numerous publications, including Forbes, Essence, the Huffington Post, Success, and Entrepreneur.

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Conflict Managed is hosted by Merry Brown and produced by Third Party Workplace Conflict Restoration Services.

🎙️ Welcome to another episode of Conflict Managed. I'm excited to host Mandar Apte, Thought Leader, Social Innovator, Meditation Teacher, and Storyteller.

Join us as we explore:

🌬️ The art of conscious breathing for emotional well-being at work.

🤝 Move beyond tolerance; cultivate mutual respect among colleagues.

🔄 Embrace the dynamic nature of acceptance in the workplace.

🌍 Look for global wisdom in all its forms to enrich workplace perspectives.

👥 Forge meaningful friendships and cultivate the essentials for fruitful workplace relationships.

🧠 The origin of work conflicts.

😓 Manage emotions effectively in a professional setting.

🌐 Gain a bird's eye view to navigate workplace conflicts more effectively.

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In 2012, Mandar influenced Shell’s CEO to start Shell’s GameChanger social innovation program, which would invest in innovative solutions to sustainability challenges (SDG’s) and create both social impact and business returns. Through the portfolio of investments that he made through this impact investment fund, Mandar showcased how global brands, like Shell, can and must play a greater role to enable and scale social impact.

While at Shell, in 2012, Mandar also won the League of Intrapreneurs award for his efforts to design and facilitate an innovation learning program to over 2000 colleagues at Shell using meditation techniques.

In 2016, Mandar joined George Mason University as a Visiting Scholar at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution. He created the Business for Peace Innovation Lab, through which he provided innovation consulting to SDG16 (Peace & Security) and helped organizations to invest in peace.

For nearly two decades, Mandar has volunteered his time for the Art of Living Foundation and the International Association for Human Values to teach leadership development programs using meditation techniques to thousands of people across the world. Mandar is the Founder & Executive Director of Cities4Peace – a not-for-profit consultancy that actively promotes peace in cities worldwide. The flagship program was held in Los Angeles, where so far over 250 community members including LAPD officers, former gang members and victims/survivors of violence have been trained by Mandar as Ambassadors of Peace. Similar programs are now being offered in many other cities and communities worldwide.

In 2017, Mandar produced & directed a documentary film, From India with Love – that showcases the transformational experience of victims of violence from across America who embarked on a journey to India. The film was inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who had also visited India to study nonviolence in 1959.

The film was premiered by the Los Angeles Police Department at Paramount Studios and is now available on Amazon Prime in the US and in the UK.

In 2018, Mandar hosted the inaugural World Summit on Countering Violence & Extremism that brought together law enforcement officers and peace activists from US and India to brainstorm novel solutions to promote peace.

You can find Mandar Apte online at: https://mandarapte.net/

You can find his documentary, From India with Love, at https://www.fromindiawithlove.org/our-film.

Conflict Managed is hosted by Merry Brown and produced by Third Party Workplace Conflict Restoration Services (3pconflictrestoration.com).

What matters (most) to your coworkers?

Today on Conflict Managed we are joined by Peter Noll, General Manager and CEO at WLJT-TV Channel 11, West Tennessee PBS. Peter encourages us to get to know what matters most to the people we work with. If we understand their currency, our working relationships and communication will improve.

On this episode of Conflict Managed, Peter and I also discuss:

• Good enough vs Perfect
• “Merchandising” accomplishments
• The vital importance of continued education
• Reading your email (!)

Peter Noll has had the privilege of working in the television industry for the past 28 years, a journey that has taken him to 11 television stations, eight states, 11 cities and includes working for The Walt Disney Company at the ABC Network in Burbank as the Director of Affiliate Marketing and Promotion.

Prior to Peter’s position at West TN PBS, he was at WNBJ, West Tennessee’s local NBC and CW stations, where he served as General Manager since 2018 as well as the Group Director of Marketing and Promotions for Coastal Television, the station’s parent company.

Beginning as a newscast producer for six years and then moving into marketing and promotions, Peter eventually moved into management and group marketing.

A life-long viewer of PBS, beginning with Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood as a small boy, he regularly enjoys Frontline, anything Ken Burns produces and Masterpiece Theater.

A believer in life-long learning, he earned his undergraduate degree in Journalism from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota and a Master of Organizational Leadership from Woodbury University in Burbank, California.

Peter is a Minnesota native but has quickly fallen in love with West Tennessee and is very proud to call it his home.

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Conflict Managed is hosted by Merry Brown and produced by Third Party Workplace Conflict Restoration Services. Contact us at [email protected]. Our music is courtesy of Dove Pilot.

How do you feel on your way to work?

Today on Conflict Managed, we are joined by Jonathan Wilson. Jonathan has over 28 years’ experience working for the Metropolitan Police (United Kingdom) with much of that time in senior leadership roles.

Jonathan’s police leadership required him to work with diverse communities, businesses, local authorities, across a number of government departments including the Home Office and Mayor of London’s office and internationally.

He has considerable experience in prevention strategies, legislative changes, working with vulnerable groups, and partnership work.

During his police career Jonathan obtained a law degree at the University of Westminster Law School and an Economics with Cultural Studies degree at the School of African and Asian Studies, University of Sussex.

Jonathan recently retired from the Police Service in 2020 after a traumatic experience of workplace bullying, a period of his life that impacted on him considerably. He now dedicates much of his time to education and challenging workplace bullying behaviors which he says is entirely preventable and creating positive workplace culture.

Jonathan now talks widely across social media and to businesses in person about psychosocial safety at work.

He says, “Psychosocial safety is a leadership issue, and how you interact with people impacts their whole lives. It is therefore the most pressing issue of the contemporary workplace to master. Teaching your leaders interpersonal communications skills that empower not diminish. At the heart of bullying is always complex human dynamics and often unethical behaviours, corruption, discrimination, and harassment will emerge as the reason. Look deeper.”

Jonathan lives in Cornwall and has also established a business running holiday cottages which allows him to pursue the many outdoor activities he enjoys both on and off the water.

You can find Jonathan online at linkedin.com/in/jonathan-wilson-51a1407b

Resources mention on this podcast:

The Bullied Brain: Heal Your Scars and Restore Your Health by Dr. Jennifer Fraser

Bully-ology: How to use Martial Arts to Stand Up for Yourself, Defeat Bullies and Show the World What You Can Do by Ryan Johnson

Stop Hurt at Work: https://www.conductchange.co.uk/stophurtatwork

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Conflict Managed is hosted by Merry Brown and produced by Third Party Workplace Conflict Restoration Services. Contact us at [email protected]. Our music is courtesy of Dove Pilot.

🎙This week on Conflict Managed we welcome Dr. Delia Grenville, Founder & Principal Coach at Slyn Consulting.

Join us as we discuss:

🚩The reality, impact, and solutions to workplace mobbing

🥅 Quality networking

🚉Career transitions

🔁Karma at work

With over 25 years of experience in strategy, transformation, and process improvement, Dr. Delia Grenville founded Slyn Consulting to help businesses navigate critical transitions and unlock the full potential of their teams and processes. As a Ph.D. in industrial and systems engineering, Delia has a deep understanding of how to optimize performance, facilitate change, and unleash potential across diverse industries and domains.
Before launching Slyn Consulting, Delia held various senior roles at Intel, where she led multi-billion-dollar global operations, oversaw cross-functional strategic procurement, and collaborated with leading consultants and partners to drive solutions and innovation. She has been recognized for her contributions to advanced technology research, customer enabling, and media content delivery. As a certified integral coach, Delia offers workshops and private coaching for professional development, with a focus on empowering women in high-tech leadership roles. She is committed to giving back to the community and advocating for women’s leadership opportunities through her involvement in education, non-profit, and mentoring initiatives.

Conflict Managed is produced by Third Party Workplace Conflict Restoration Services and hosted by Merry Brown.