Understanding and Managing Conflict

DESCRIPTION: Our Understanding and Managing Conflict workshop teaches people how to reflect on their personal approach to conflict, identify key interests, and apply essential mediation skills to build empathy and better connect with colleagues, family, and friends. Attendees learn when to use and how to apply these skills to diffuse tension and improve communication. BIO: Genesis Fisher, Esq. is the founder of Fisher Law Practice, P.C. which helps businesses create healthier workplaces by addressing office tension. Ms. Fisher is a Certified Mediator, a JAMS Diversity Fellow, a FINRA Arbitrator, an EDNY mediator, President of the Association for Conflict Resolution, Greater New York, and on the Advisory Board for the Center for Creative Conflict Resolution. She has been an Adjunct Law Professor since 2014 and taught over a dozen courses such as negotiation, conflict resolution, and legal writing. She currently teaches the Fall Mediation Clinic at New York Law School.