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In this webinar recording, Deborah Cai talks with David Brown and Quaiser Abdullah about how the role of space, which is more temporary, and place, which is more permanent, influences urban violence. In 2025, compared to 2024, Philadelphia’s rate of gun violence dropped by 24.5%, yet efforts to reduce this violence still have a long way to go. Deborah Cai begins by providing a broader perspective...

Have you ever wondered how to communicate well to manage conflict? We often think of conflict as inherently bad, but instead, if we think of it as normal and natural, could there be such a thing as collaborative conflict management? It turns out that although we often shy away from conflict, it can actually be useful when we know how to handle it well. In particular, when we approach interactions...

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Jones, T. S., & Brinkert, R. (2008). Conflict coaching: Conflict management strategies and skills for the individual . Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. “Conflict Coaching: Adding a Critical Forum to Help Fix the Fuss” Tricia S. Jones, Prof. Temple University   Where It Began – the Micro Communication Scholar; Focus on Interaction Analysis and Stochastic Modeling in Divorce and Child-Custo...

In this two-part episode, we first talk with David Brown about his work as Executive Director of the Civic Coalition to Save Lives and efforts to reduce gun violence across Philadelphia, which declined by 41% from 2023 through 2024, but still has a long way to go. Prevention, intervention, and enforcement (PIE) are three pillars of violence prevention; these pillars require collaboration with comm...

In this two-part episode, we first talk with David Brown about his work as Executive Director of the Civic Coalition to Save Lives and efforts to reduce gun violence across Philadelphia, which declined by 41% from 2023 through 2024, but still has a long way to go. Prevention, intervention, and enforcement (PIE) are three pillars of violence prevention; these pillars require collaboration with comm...

Jenifer Mackby is a Consultant at the National Academy of Scientists and the InterAcademy Partnership, where she is co-director of a project on a Biological Weapons Convention Scientific Advisory Body. She is also a Non-Resident Executive Fellow at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, and a Senior Advisor at the Partnership for a Secure America. Previously, she was a Fellow at the Center for Str...

Mary (¨Mara¨) J. Waller (Ph. D., Univ. of Texas at Austin; MS, Univ. of Colorado - Denver; BBA, Univ. of Oklahoma - Norman) is Senior Research Scholar at the Department of Management, Colorado State University, past Senior Fellow at the U.S. Army Research Institute for Behavioral & Social Sciences, Professor Emerita at York University (Canada), and the 2024 INGRoup McGrath Award recipient for...

Have you ever wondered how feeling powerless can impact your behavior? It turns out that although we more often study those with high power—or those we think have high power, such as leaders—there’s a lot we do know about the effects of low power. In particular, a growing body of research suggests caution is warranted: powerlessness changes people’s behaviors in a variety of undesirable ways, such...

Have you ever wondered how trust really works? Why do we trust others, and why do they trust us? It turns out that trust involves judgments of both competence and integrity, each of which matter a lot for how we’re trusted, and how—and if!—we’re forgiven if we break that trust. Dr. Kim offers four guiding lessons of wisdom for managing trust. In his words: first, start with the premise that most o...

What does a rowboat have to do with leadership? It turns out to be a powerful metaphor to understand both positive leadership and our own contributions—and potential areas for self-development—for the organization. In this episode, author, film producer, humanitarian, serial entrepreneur, former and current CEO, lifelong learner, and constant questioner Paul Fayad teaches us how to recognize the r...

Dr. Nicholas Hays is a faculty member at the Broad College of Business at Michigan State University. This episode focused on his research on the psychology of hierarchy. He discussed how different hierarchies influence individuals' experiences and group processes.    Articles referenced in the episode: Bendersky, C., & Hays, N. A. (2012). Status conflict in groups. Organization Science, 23(2),...

Dr. Nicholas Hays is a faculty member at the Broad College of Business at Michigan State University. This episode focused on his research on the psychology of hierarchy. He discussed how different hierarchies influence individuals' experiences and group processes.    Articles referenced in the episode: Bendersky, C., & Hays, N. A. (2012). Status conflict in groups. Organization Science, 23(2),...

Corinne Bendersky is a Professor and Area Chair of Management and Organizations at UCLA Anderson School of Management. She is an expert in workplace conflict, status, justice, and diversity and inclusion in teams and organizations.   In recent projects, Dr. Bendersky has developed interventions to reduce the gender bias experienced by women who work in extremely male-dominated professions, such as...

Corinne Bendersky is a Professor and Area Chair of Management and Organizations at UCLA Anderson School of Management. She is an expert in workplace conflict, status, justice, and diversity and inclusion in teams and organizations.   In recent projects, Dr. Bendersky has developed interventions to reduce the gender bias experienced by women who work in extremely male-dominated professions, such as...

Have you ever wondered if you’re being fair and consistent when you evaluate your own actions versus the actions of others from an ethical standpoint? It turns out that we’re often not, but this inconsistency isn’t necessarily because we’re trying to be self-serving. Instead, there are fundamental differences in our access to information related to ourselves versus others, such as the reasons unde...

Have you ever wondered if you’re being fair and consistent when you evaluate your own actions versus the actions of others from an ethical standpoint? It turns out that we’re often not, but this inconsistency isn’t necessarily because we’re trying to be self-serving. Instead, there are fundamental differences in our access to information related to ourselves versus others, such as the reasons unde...

Wendi L. Adair (Ph. D., Northwestern University) is Professor of Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Director of the Culture at Work Lab at University of Waterloo, Ontario. Wendi is co-Principal Investigator of Indigenous Workways, a collaborative project among faculty and Indigenous Student Centres in Ontario to develop a sustainable solution to underemployment among Ontario’s Indigenous wor...

Wendi L. Adair (Ph. D., Northwestern University) is Professor of Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Director of the Culture at Work Lab at University of Waterloo, Ontario. Wendi is co-Principal Investigator of Indigenous Workways, a collaborative project among faculty and Indigenous Student Centres in Ontario to develop a sustainable solution to underemployment among Ontario’s Indigenous wor...

Have you ever thought about whether emotions really matter in negotiation, or if we can simply ignore them? It turns out the answer is a resounding yes, they matter, and no, we cannot ignore them! There’s a lot we know about how emotions influence negotiation processes and outcomes, and a lot more we’re trying to find out. In this episode, Dr. Stéphane Côté from the Rotman School of Management at...

Jeanne Brett is the DeWitt W. Buchanan, Jr. Professor Emerita of Dispute Resolution and Organizations at Northwestern University. She initiated Kellogg’s course on negotiations in 1981. She is a founder and was the director of Kellogg’s Dispute Resolution Research Center. She is now the President of Negotiation and Team Resources, a not for profit supporting research and teaching in the field of n...

Jeanne Brett is the DeWitt W. Buchanan, Jr. Professor Emerita of Dispute Resolution and Organizations at Northwestern University. She initiated Kellogg’s course on negotiations in 1981. She is a founder and was the director of Kellogg’s Dispute Resolution Research Center. She is now the President of Negotiation and Team Resources, a not for profit supporting research and teaching in the field of n...

Jeanne Brett is the DeWitt W. Buchanan, Jr. Professor Emerita of Dispute Resolution and Organizations at Northwestern University. She initiated Kellogg’s course on negotiations in 1981. She is a founder and was the director of Kellogg’s Dispute Resolution Research Center. She is now the President of Negotiation and Team Resources, a not for profit supporting research and teaching in the field of n...

Jeanne Brett is the DeWitt W. Buchanan, Jr. Professor Emerita of Dispute Resolution and Organizations at Northwestern University. She initiated Kellogg’s course on negotiations in 1981. She is a founder and was the director of Kellogg’s Dispute Resolution Research Center. She is now the President of Negotiation and Team Resources, a not for profit supporting research and teaching in the field of n...