Pollack Peacebuilding Systems is excited to welcome Jeri Stroup to our team of Peacebuilders. From a young age, Jeri Stroup has held a passion for communication and a desire to help people. With this realization as a child, Jeri pursued her passion as a career, obtaining a Master’s degree in Human Relations. After moving from...
Originally from Baltimore, Chris Jackson is a peacekeeper and current student, completing his Doctorate in Conflict Psychology. After joining the Navy at 17 and working as a police officer in Colorado, Jackson decided to get his degree in conflict resolution and is now working towards a PSYED. Through his education, he desires to impact law...
A myriad of personalities convene in an organization for the purpose of shared goals, even while under pressure from managers, customers, and financial needs. This is certainly a setting where conflict can arise frequently. Some leaders may decide to handle conflict on their own, or perhaps just ignore it altogether. But when conflict is ignored...
On August 26, 2021, Pollack Peacebuilding Systems hosted a panel discussion over new difficulties employers are facing while people are transitioning from remote to in-person work. Four peacebuilders came together to discuss “How to Deal with Political and Social Conflict in the Workplace”. As more people are coming back to work with our society being...
On August 26, 2021, at 11:00 am PT / 2:00 pm ET, Pollack Peacebuilding Systems will host a FREE Peacebuilding Panel Discussion entitled, “How to Deal with Social and Political Conflict in the Workplace.” Our expert panelists will be speaking about how social and political conflict can manifest in the workplace and some of the...
On Thursday, May 27, 2021, Pollack Peacebuilding Systems hosted a peacebuilding panel discussion on a relevant topic for many organizations today: “Preventing Workplace Conflict post-COVID: The Remote to in-Person Transition.” As vaccine distribution ramps up across the world, organizational leaders find themselves in a position of deciding how the future of work at their organization...
Leila Bidad is a Workplace Consultant whose unwavering commitment to peacebuilding shines through everything that she does. As an Iranian-American immigrant, she first gained an interest and built her conflict resolution skills through community organizing as her family was adjusting to American life. While earning her dual undergraduate degrees at the University of California Irvine,...
Throughout her career, Peacebuilder Colleen Passard has focused on the role presence and consciousness play in actuating leaders, organizations, teams and individuals to live into their highest potential. Deeply inspired by the work of C.G. Jung and her own lived experience, Colleen combines psychology and the alchemy-of-being to incite peace, courageous conversations, and the WEvolution...
If you ever have a chance to speak with or read about several peacebuilders, you might realize that they come from all walks of life. Although their missions are similar in that they want to foster peace for individuals and communities, their experiences vary in many ways. You can read some of our previous peacebuilder...
PPS Peacebuilding Panel Series: “Bringing Mindfulness to Workplace Conflict: How and Why to Practice this Ancient Art” Join us for “Bringing Mindfulness to Workplace Conflict: Why and How to Practice this Ancient Art,” a panel discussion hosted by Pollack Peacebuilding Systems on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 11 am PST / 2 pm EST....
