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URL:https://lerachapter.org/lera-neo/events/planning-for-conflict/
SUMMARY:Planning for Conflict: A Practical Conversation About Leadership\, 
 Conflict\, and Workplace Relationships
DESCRIPTION:Planning for Conflict: A Practical Conversation About Leadershi
 p\, Conflict\, and Workplace Relationships\nProgram\nConflict is inevitabl
 e in every workplace—but unnecessary escalation is not.\nWhether represe
 nting management\, employees\, or labor organizations\, professionals in t
 he labor/employment world regularly encounter situations where difficult c
 onversations\, competing interests\, and strained relationships influence 
 outcomes just as much as legal rights or contractual obligations.\nIn this
  interactive presentation\, attorney and mediator Brittney C. Howard discu
 sses themes from her book\, Planning for Conflict: A Mediator's Introducto
 ry Guide to Helping Leaders Reshape Conflict.\nThis session explores the h
 uman side of conflict: how our assumptions\, communication habits\, and le
 adership choices shape workplace interactions long before a grievance is f
 iled or litigation begins.\nParticipants will examine practical strategies
  for approaching conflict with greater intentionality\, accountability\, a
 nd curiosity while considering how these concepts apply to collective barg
 aining relationships\, workplace investigations\, employee relations\, sup
 ervision\, and day-to-day leadership.\nWhether you advise management clien
 ts\, represent bargaining units\, or supervise employees\, this session of
 fers practical insights that can strengthen professional relationships and
  improve conversations in even the most challenging situations.\n\nDate\nW
 ednesday\, September 30\, 2026\n\nSpeaker\nBrittney C. Howard\, Esq.\, Wel
 lberry ADR\, LLC\n\nMs. Howard is the founder of Wellberry ADR\, LLC\, an 
 alternative dispute resolution firm that focuses primarily on workplace co
 nflict and disputes. She has extensive experience in collective bargaining
  mediation as a former Commissioner for the Federal Mediation &amp\; Conci
 liation Service (FMCS). Ms. Howard is also the author of “Planning for C
 onflict: A Mediator’s Introductory Guide to Helping Leaders Reshape Conf
 lict\,” which helps leaders unpack conflict patterns through reflective 
 journaling. Ms. Howard believes in continuous personal growth and leading 
 an integrated life\; she carries this perspective into her work as she see
 ks to innovate in the space of conflict resolution through mediums such as
  her book\; online conflict coaching platform\, ResolveWell®\; and online
  communication guidance platform\, CalmDraft®. Ms. Howard earned her Bach
 elor’s Degree in Business Administration from Ohio University and obtain
 ed her Juris Doctorate from Cleveland State University-College of Law. She
  has also earned certificates in Negotiation Mastery and Disruptive Strate
 gy from Harvard Business School Online\, as well as a certificate in Confl
 ict Resolution from Cornell University. Ms. Howard is an instructor for Cl
 eveland State University’s Public Management Academy and an adjunct prof
 essor at the University of Akron’s School of Law. Her passion is helping
  leaders reshape their approach to conflict\, and she’s committed to see
 ing a total transformation of conflict culture.\n\nAgenda\n5:00 p.m. – S
 ocial\n6:00 p.m. – Dinner\n6:30 p.m. – Speaker Panel and Q &amp\; A\n7
 :30 p.m. – Adjournment\n\nLocation\nStancato's Restaurant &amp\; Lounge 
 in Parma\n7380 State Road\n\nMCLE's\n1.0 credit hours of MCLE has been app
 roved for this event.\n\nCost\, Registration\, and Payment\nCost is $40 pe
 r ticket. Register now online\, and you can pay online now\, or indicate t
 hat you will pay by check\, by either mailing your payment or bringing you
 r payment to the event.\n\nWe welcome new members!\nMembers include profes
 sionals from academia\, labor\, management\, government\, the community of
  arbitrators\, and students preparing to become professionals. Membership 
 dues are $50 regular\, $20 students\, $250 for organizations (includes an 
 unlimited number of memberships from the same organization or firm).
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