By Roy BaroffThis Thursday, October 8th, is Ombuds Day 2020! A day to celebrate ombuds and their work to help people and organizations engage with and solve... |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.”... |Feature, Leadership
By Roy BaroffThe first Wednesday of the month, July 1st, marked the first meeting of the 2020 – 21 NC State Staff Senate. New Chair Pat Gaddy... |Feature, Leadership
By Roy BaroffWith recent events fresh in our hearts and minds these are difficult times. The pain and anger are real. The demands and needs for change... |Conflict Resolution, Educational Marketing, Feature
By Roy BaroffFor the latest Ombuds 20 virtual meeting (4/1/20), with staying home the current norm to battle covid-19, it seemed fitting to focus inward, on one... |Conflict Resolution, Feature, Ombuds Practices
By Roy BaroffIn this challenging covid-19 environment, the NC State Faculty & Staff Ombuds, Roy Baroff, starting today (March 18 and running for the next 10 Wednesdays)... |Feature
By Roy BaroffIf we step back several months, It’s almost beyond our imagination that we’d be where we are today. It’s been a very short and very... |Conflict Resolution, Feature, Ombuds Practices
By Roy BaroffI’ll be participating later this week in a URMIA (University Risk Management & Insurance Association) regional conference in Raleigh where I’ll have an opportunity to... |Feature, leadership, management
By Roy BaroffI was recently asked by various faculty leaders (a Dean and Department Head) to present some ideas about building teams. Based on work as ombuds...