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Peacebuilding with Dr. Pollack
The Workplace Conflict Resolution Podcast! Peacebuilding with Dr. Pollack, featuring host Jeremy Pollack, Ph.D., is the podcast that aims to help you improve work relationships and manage difficult conflicts.
Dr. Pollack discusses the science of workplace conflict and peace and presents short courses and quick tips with practical techniques to resolve conflicts in daily life.
In his "Caller" episodes," Dr. Pollack takes callers from around the country who are dealing with stressful work relationships to provide coaching and support in solving the workplace issues that are burdening them. You will learn practical advice for managing the conflicts both up and down the corporate ladder in your own life.
Not only will you learn practical tools for resolving your own conflicts, but you’ll also no longer feel so alone in the stressful situations YOU are experiencing.
Host: Dr. Jeremy Pollack from Pollack Peacebuilding Systems
More from Jeremy:
Peacebuilding with Dr. Pollack
Why Most Workplace Mediation Fails and What Actually Resolves Conflict
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When conflict erupts at work, the default response is often simple: get everyone in a room, let each person share their perspective, and work toward an agreement.
So why do so many workplace conflicts return just weeks later?
In this episode, Dr. Jeremy Pollack challenges one of the most common assumptions in conflict resolution, that bringing people together to "talk it out" is the best place to start. Drawing on neuroscience and peace psychology, he explains why traditional mediation often addresses the symptoms of conflict without resolving the underlying threat response driving it.
You'll discover why effective conflict resolution begins long before people sit down at the same table.
In this episode, you'll learn:
- Why traditional workplace mediation often produces only temporary results
- What happens in the brain and nervous system during conflict
- Why two people in a threat response struggle to resolve even simple disagreements
- The individual work that should happen before a mediation conversation begins
- One important question every leader, manager, and HR professional should ask before scheduling a mediation
This episode explores one of the seven neuroscience-based principles from Dr. Jeremy Pollack's book, Wired for Peace: Using Seven Neuroscience-Based Principles to Resolve Conflicts.
Whether you're a leader, HR professional, mediator, or someone who wants to build healthier workplace relationships, this episode offers a fresh perspective on what it really takes to transform conflict into lasting trust and understanding.
Resources
- Wired for Peace: Using Seven Neuroscience-Based Principles to Resolve Conflicts
- Learn more about Pollack Peacebuilding Systems or schedule a complimentary consultation at PollackPeacebuilding.com
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🎧 Listen now to learn how building conflict competency can transform tension into trust, alignment, and stronger performance.
Connect with Me
🌐 Website: PollackPeacebuilding.com
🌐 Dr. Pollack’s Courses: peacefulleadersacademy.com/courses/
📧 Email: support@pollackpeacebuilding.com
📱 LinkedIn: Jeremy Pollack
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Host: Dr. Jeremy Pollack from Pollack Peacebuilding Systems
More from Dr. Pollack:
- Peaceful Leaders Academy
- Conflict Resolution Playbook: Practical Communication Skills for Preventing, Managing, and Resolving Conflict
- FREE e-book: The Ultimate 12-Step Guide to Coworker Mediation: Free Ebook - Pollack Peacebuilding Systems
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