GL Ford Consulting

Gary is spending April 24th at the top of Grouse Mountain north of Vancouver, British Columbia.  He’s a guest speaker at a leadership summit for Telus, the Canadian telecommunications giant. 

As an internal HR Manager, I mediated conflicts for 8 years, and as an employee, I witnessed workplace conflicts for 20 years.  I’ve been intrigued by the idea of how we trade power for sympathy when we’re mired in unresolved conflict.  Here’s an example of what I mean.  If I’m in conflict with a colleague, and I’m a human being, I’m more likely to talk to a third party before I address the conflict with my "adversary".  Why would I go to a third party?  Here are the four primary reasons I’ve found for this typical human response: To recruit the third party to "save" me from my workplace adversary. To recruit the third party to join my side against my adversary. Read Full Post

I’m excited to announce the launch of the new website for GLFord Consulting.  Along with the general overview of my services, I will also be using this space to post articles and news stories. The articles will reflect my ongoing experience and current thinking about: building high-performing teams, management/leadership development, and resolving workplace conflict   I’ll also be posting news stories relating to work I’m doing in the realm of training, offsite facilitation, and mediation.  Thanks for visiting the site! Read Full Post