Jeremy Pollack, Author at Pollack Peacebuilding Systems

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5 Important Cognitive Biases That Fuel Conflict

September 30, 2023by Jeremy Pollack

In our daily interactions, conflicts often arise due to differences in opinions, values, or beliefs. While these conflicts may seem unavoidable, understanding the underlying cognitive biases can help us navigate through them more effectively. Cognitive biases are inherent shortcuts in our thinking patterns that can lead to distorted judgments and decision-making. In this blog post,...

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Crisis Intervention: How De-Escalation Training Can Save Lives

September 22, 2023by Jeremy Pollack

When it comes to conflict resolution, de-escalation training can go a long way toward calming the situation and everyone involved. However, while de-escalation can work in virtually all conflicts, it can actually save lives in the field. Various industries can benefit from this kind of training, including law enforcement, social work, and educators. Although not...

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Ethical Considerations in Conflict Coaching: Maintaining Neutrality and Confidentiality

September 21, 2023by Jeremy Pollack

A big part of conflict resolution training is knowing how to talk to those involved in a conflict. However, while communication is a cornerstone of discovering the best resolution, it’s not the only element to master. If you really want to succeed with conflict resolution, you must be as neutral and confidential as possible. But...

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Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods for Large Businesses

September 6, 2023by Jeremy Pollack

As your business scales, disputes are inevitable. It could be a dispute over IP, or claims you’ve breached a contract. Getting caught up in a court case will cost your business time and money, and could put your reputation at risk. If you’re caught up in a dispute, what alternatives are there? Alternative dispute resolution...

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Resolving Interdepartmental Conflicts in Large-Scale Businesses

September 6, 2023by Jeremy Pollack

For HR teams and operations managers, one of the most important parts of the job is resolving interdepartmental conflict and preventing it before it starts. But as a company scales, the number of relationships between people increases exponentially. A company of just 10 people has 45 different relationships in it, and each one of them...

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Understanding the Psychology of De-Escalation: How it Works

August 24, 2023by Jeremy Pollack

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Call Center De-Escalation Techniques

August 15, 2023by Jeremy Pollack

Almost everyone has successfully solved a problem by calling a call center, but most people do not truly appreciate the efforts of the call center employees who helped them solve the problem. When their service isn’t working, it’s an emergency and you had better do something about it this instant, but once you fix it,...

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What is Peacebuilding? A Unified Definition is Needed

March 12, 2023by Jeremy Pollack

I recently had a conversation with a colleague in the peacebuilding field, and we did not seem to agree on what a peacebuilder is or what approach is appropriate. This was a clear example of a gap in the unified definition of peacebuilding, and correcting this gap is important because various organizations and professionals who...

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One Critical Rule to Having Peaceful Relationships

January 20, 2023by Jeremy Pollack

There are various elements to thriving or successful relationships, depending on the type of relationship and environment. Thriving work relationships have different needs than thriving romantic relationships. While each relationship is different and may require unique components to thrive, there is one critical element to simply maintaining a peaceful (i.e. low conflict) relationship no matter...

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How to Motivate Employees Toward Organizational Change: 3 Levels of WHY

October 10, 2022by Jeremy Pollack

Change is almost never easy. Whether we’re proposing a personal, individual change or a change in direction for an entire team or company, such efforts require the proper motivation to start, continue, and see the change through to the end. To get people motivated to participate in any kind of change, they have to be...

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5 Important Cognitive Biases That Fuel Conflict

Crisis Intervention: How De-Escalation Training Can Save Lives

Ethical Considerations in Conflict Coaching: Maintaining Neutrality and Confidentiality

Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods for Large Businesses

Resolving Interdepartmental Conflicts in Large-Scale Businesses

Understanding the Psychology of De-Escalation: How it Works

Call Center De-Escalation Techniques

What is Peacebuilding? A Unified Definition is Needed

One Critical Rule to Having Peaceful Relationships

How to Motivate Employees Toward Organizational Change: 3 Levels of WHY

September 30, 20235 Important Cognitive Biases That Fuel Conflict

September 22, 2023Crisis Intervention: How De-Escalation Training Can Save Lives

September 21, 2023Ethical Considerations in Conflict Coaching: Maintaining Neutrality and Confidentiality

September 6, 2023Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods for Large Businesses

September 6, 2023Resolving Interdepartmental Conflicts in Large-Scale Businesses

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