Annual Youth Conference
November 8, 2017
Breakout Session One
Soft Skills
For a Hard World
A Year For Civility
Check In Wednesday
Name
School
Favorite Animal
One Word Why Your Favorite
Multitasking
Fact or Fiction?
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The Three Layers of the Brain
2001
Limbic System
Emotions
Long-term memory
Attention/Focus
Movement
Cortical Brain
Learning
Analysis
Creativity
Reptile/Primitive Brain
Protection
Maintenance of body
Survival of species
Copyright Covisioning 2001
Neuroscience 2017
Why do we forget our manners?
Disconnect
Popular Culture vs. Work Culture
Empathy
Seek first to understand and
then to be understood.
St. Francis of Assisi
There is a difference
between understanding
another’s position and
condoning it.
COMMUNICATE
• Face To Face
• Telephone
• Text
• Letters
• Email
• Social Network
Types of Communication
• Visual
• Aural
• Kinesthetic
Venting and Repetition
Key Words
• Dialogue
• Discussion
• Conversation
Move
Follow
Oppose
Bystand
David Kantor
Move
Follow
Oppose
Bystand
Line of Advocacy
and Action
David Kantor
Move
Follow
Oppose
Bystand
Line of Inquiry
David Kantor
Direction
Connection
Correction
Perspective
David Kantor
PRINCIPLES OF
COMMUNICATION
1. What We Say May Not Be What Is
Heard.
a. Texting
b. Jargon
c. Questions
Peter Senge on Questions
• 40% are statements in disguise
• 40% are judgments in disguise
• 20% are true questions
PRINCIPLES OF
COMMUNICATION
2. Messages Contain Thoughts And
Emotions.
a. Be careful of WHY
b. Be positive
Why vs. Help Me Understand
PRINCIPLES OF
COMMUNICATION
3. How We Physically Respond Is A
Better Indicator Than What We Say.
a. Tone of Voice
b. Body Language
How Many Sentences?
I never said that.
How Many Sentences?
What do you think about it?
PRINCIPLES OF
COMMUNICATION
4. There is an appropriate time and an
appropriate place.
a. Attention and focus
b. The perception of others
The Chinese Characters for Listening:
1. Ear Gather
2. Eye Perceive
3. Heart Sense
4. King Respect
LISTENING
Copyright Covisioning 2001
LISTENING
Copyright Covisioning 2001
EyeEar
King Heart
LISTENING LEVELS
1. Downloading
2. Factual
3. Empathic
4. Generative
Otto Scharmer & Katrin Kaufer, Leading from the Emerging Future (2013)
LISTENING BEHAVIORS
• Listen for the Facts
• Understand the Speaker (Empathic
Listening)
• Active Listening
• Paraphrase/Summarize to understand
Listening Exercise
Instructions
• Teams of Three Participants
• Participant One tells Participant Two:
– What career do I want in the future?
– What is the greatest opportunity for Arizona?
– What does Arizona need to do better?
• Participant Two actively listens
• Participant Three evaluates Participant Two
• Group Report
SOME BARRIERS TO
COMMUNICATION
• Negotiation Style
• Perceptions of Fairness
• Personal Needs
• Outside Distractions
LADDER OF INFERENCE*
DATA
MEANING
BELIEFS
ACTIONS
ASSUMPTIONS
EXPERIENCE *Adapted from The Fifth Discipline Field Book
Peter Senge
CONCLUSIONS
Retaliatory Cycle
Trigger
Perception
of threat
Anger
Acting out
Repetition
(thoughts)
(feelings)
(behavior)
Power-plays
Walk-aways
Used with permission of DMI/MTI
Dana Mediation Institute 2002
Managing Others’ Anger
• Discover underlying reason
• Share feelings and clarify expectations
• Ask questions
• Avoid offensive responses
• Ask for a time out
• Ask for help
• Apologize and start over
Cloke & Goldsmith, RESOLVING CONFLICTS AT WORK
Get Curious
Not Furious
Thanks to Fr. Eric Tellez
CONFLICT
MANAGEMENT
People do not need
to agree on beliefs or
values but only as to
arrangements for the
future.
CONFLICT
• Conflict is a part of life.
• Conflict does not mean failure.
• Conflict leads to change and growth
Some Beliefs About Sources of
Conflict
• Scarce resources
• Failure to communicate/empathize
• Struggle for power and control
• Result of evil
• Result of being overwhelmed and confused
Robert Benjamin
The Iceberg of Conflict
Issues
_____________
Personalities
Emotions
Interests
Needs
Desires
Self-Perceptions
Self-Esteem
Hidden Expectations
Unresolved Issues from Past
Cloke & Goldsmith
Options for Resolving Conflict
• Avoidance
• Collaboration
– Negotiate
– Mediate
• Higher Authority
– Chain of command
– Litigate
• Unilateral Power Play
Slaiku, WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE
Problem Resolution Set
• Absolution: Ignore a problem and hope it
goes away.
• Solution: Do something to produce a
positive outcome.
• Resolution: Do something to produce the
best possible outcome.
• Dissolution: Eliminate the cause of the
problem.
From WHEN FAMILIES MARRY by Finian Meis and Tara Markey-Meis
Seven Steps to Solution
SEVEN STEPS TO SOLUTION
1. Find the time and place to talk
2. Decide upon ground rules
3. Listen to each other
4. Ascertain issue and core value involved
5. Identify common goals
6. Explore options
7. Make a plan for the future
SEVEN STEPS TO SOLUTION
1. Find the time and place to talk
• Invitation to meet
• Securing a location
• Eliminate distractions
• Environmental factors
• Ensure timing is right
SEVEN STEPS TO SOLUTION
2. Decide upon ground rules
• Be respectful of one another
• No personal attacks
• Do not interrupt
• Try to understand the other’s point of view
• Confidentiality
• No reloading
SEVEN STEPS TO SOLUTION
3. Listen to each other
Helpful Phrases
• “Help Me Understand”
• “It sounds like…”
• “It seems like….”
• “We cannot change the past”
• “One option for resolution is…”
• “What do you suggest?”
• “I really need to understand more…”
• “What’s it going to take?”
• “It is common to react this way when…”
SEVEN STEPS TO SOLUTION
4. Ascertain issue and core value involved
Focus on Interests
• Interests = Needs + Core Values
• Wants vs. Needs
• The story of the orange
• Reframing
– Change the game by changing the frame
– Change perception to see new possibilities
SEVEN STEPS TO SOLUTION
5. Identify common goals
SEVEN STEPS TO SOLUTION
6. Explore options
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17 Camels
• Elderly tribal chief passes away & leaves his
camel herd to his 3 sons
• Stipulates the following in his will:
– Eldest son to receive 1/2 of herd
– Second eldest to receive 1/3 of herd
– Youngest to receive 1/9 of herd
17 Camels
3 Sons Visit the Village Elder
• Sons unable to agree on division of camels
• Each brother presents his issue
• Each wants fair share of herd
• Elder tells them she will lend them one camel to
resolve the dispute
• Only asks that camel be returned when no
longer needed
17 Camels
Resolution
• 1/2 of 18 = 9
• 1/3 of 18 = 6
• 1/9 of 18 = 2
17
• 18th camel no longer needed
• YOUR ROLE -- help find the 18th camel!
SEVEN STEPS TO SOLUTION
7. Make a plan for the future
PRINCIPLES OF
AGREEMENTS
• The Past Can’t be Changed - Focus on Future
• Any Settlement is a Gamble - for All Parties.
Denise Blommel
Denise M. Blommel, PLLC
Attorney/Mediator
7702 E. Doubletree Ranch
Road, Suite 300
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
480-905-5810
denise@azlaborlaw.com
www.azlaborlaw.com
Questions?

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