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Free Webinar: Should HR Professionals Mediate Internal Workplace Disputes?

Webinar sponsored by Mediate.com & Virtual Mediation Lab

July 12, 2017 – 6:00 am Hawai‘i time

ACR Hawai‘i members are invited to attend this one-hour free webinar.
Should HR Managers Mediate Internal Workplace Disputes?
By participating in this webinar, HR professionals and workplace mediators will be able to:

1. Describe the SHRM ((Society for Human Resource Managers) competency as it pertains to conflict management and mediation;

2. Define the circumstances when it is appropriate for HR professionals to mediate employee relations disputes themselves, and when they should employ a professional workplace mediator; and,

3. List easy to implement tips on how to intervene in conflict without taking sides, all in a manner that promotes harmony.

About the Presenter, John Ford: John Ford is an experienced workplace mediator based in California who has successfully mediated hundreds of workplace disputes. He is the author of Peace at Work: The HR Manager’s Guide to Workplace Mediation and founder of The HR Mediation Academy. In addition, John has provided soft skills training to thousands of employees at all levels in the workplace, across a wide range of industries. John teaches negotiation at UC Hastings School of Law, mediation to graduate Business and Psychology students at Golden Gate University, and organizational collaboration online through Creighton University.

He is a past president of the Association for Dispute Resolution of Northern California (ADRNC), and was the managing editor of www.mediate.com from 2000 to 2011. Currently, he is a member of the Association for Conflict Resolution, ADRNC, the Society for Human Resource Managers (SHRM) and Northern California Human Resource Association (NCHRA). John is the current trainer of a two-day Mastering Workplace Mediation seminar for members of NCHRA. He also teaches a longer version of this course online through The HR Mediation Academy.

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