By Roy BaroffWith 2021 fast approaching, this can be a time to take stock and make plans. Often when I meet with a faculty or staff member... |Conflict Resolution, Skills
By Roy BaroffWith many challenges all around us, here is an overall strategy and one approach / tactic to navigating difficult behaviors. These ideas come from the... |Conflict Resolution, leadership, management
By Roy BaroffAt the top of my current reading list is Greg McKeown’s bestseller “Essentialism – The Disciplined Pursuit of Less.” The idea of “doing less” connects... |Conflict Resolution, Feature, Leadership
By Roy BaroffWhen people come to the ombuds office with workplace issues, one of the prominent issues is about trust. Or rather, that trust has been “broken.”... |Conflict Resolution, Leadership, leadership, management
By Roy BaroffIn my role as NC State Faculty & Staff Ombuds, I think a lot about how people work together. Workplace interactions are the focus of... |Conflict Resolution, Skills
By Roy BaroffThe final ombuds 20, the10th in a weekly virtual meeting series (20 minutes) with the faculty and staff ombuds, started with a meditation body scan.... |Conflict Resolution, Ombuds Practices, Skills
By Roy BaroffThe 9th Ombuds 20 (5/13/20) focused on the art and a little science of listening. We focused on Step 2 (Clarify Perceptions) of Dudley Weeks... |Conflict Resolution, Ombuds Practices
By Roy BaroffOmbuds 20 continued last week (May 6th) with a Gratitude Meditation led by Katie Belusa from NC State Wellness and Recreation followed by a focus... |Conflict Resolution, Ombuds Practices
By Roy BaroffAnother Wednesday and another Ombuds 20! Twenty minutes with the ombuds to catch your breath, learn about ombuds services and receive a conflict engagement tip....
