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Conflict Resolution across Cultures

Conflict Resolution across Cultures can be tricky! In our experiences deliveringconflict management courses in the UAE, Qatar and other GCC countries, we address issues of Conflict Resolution across Cultures. For example, the Arab communication style is known for containing exaggeration (through a fear of being ignored) over-assertion (through a fear of a point’s force being

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Healthcare Communication and Language Types in Conflict Resolution

As vehicles for our training content in Healthcare Communication for one Emergency Department team,  I developed a set of common target scenarios from the information I gathered in talking with the management, the learning development team and the staff themselves. We worked through these Healthcare Communication scenarios in the training, ranging from easy scenarios, such

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Empathy in Conflict Resolution : The Paradox for NHS Teams

Empathy in Conflict Resolution is so important that we really wanted healthcare teams to have an opportunity to explore their relationship with empathic listening and communication. One of the issues we know about in the emergency department is that in order to operate functionally and to be efficient staff in an emergency department have to

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Compassionate Connection: a key ingredient for NHS Conflict Resolution

How can we create the Compassionate Connection if we can not shake of the stresses of what has come before, as we walk towards what is to come next? Research note: We can improve systems, improve the registration process, better explain tests and procedures, reduce waiting times BUT IT WILL NOT improve overall satisfaction as

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