{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5f69b88a6b6a2b636ebba57f/61717652d0df8f001273865e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#5 Dr Samantha Hardy","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5f69b88a6b6a2b636ebba57f/1634838930489-9cd41e24d71eb36c950425e7645b0452.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This month, our guest is <a href=\"https://www.samanthahardy.com.au/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dr Samantha Hardy</a>. Sam is a leader in the field of conflict resolution. She has been described as both a practical thinker and a thinking practitioner. Sam has advanced postgraduate qualifications including a PhD in conflict resolution as well as many years of international experience as a conflict resolution practitioner. In addition to offering conflict coaching and mediation services, Sam is the founder of the REAL Conflict Coaching System and a well-known trainer in this field. She’s a university educator and author in the field of conflict resolution.</p><p><br></p><p>If you would like to learn more about Sam and her work, you can find her at <a href=\"https://conflictcoachinginternational.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Conflict Coaching International</a> and on <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-hardy-3695b97a/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>During our conversation, we talked about:</strong></p><ul><li>Understanding what conflict is and isn’t.</li><li>The multiple benefits of embracing rather than avoiding conflict.</li><li>Ways to manage conflict as a leader.</li><li>The <a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Conflict-Resolution-Toolbox-Analyzing-Diagnosing/dp/0470835176\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Conflict Resolution Toolbox</a> by Gary Furlong</li><li><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Staying-Conflict-Strategic-Approach-Disputes/dp/0787997293\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Staying with Conflict</a> by Bernard Mayer</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>In the Leadership Letters Lowdown, we covered:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.waterstones.com/book/listen/kathryn-mannix/9780008435431\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tender Conversations</a> by Kathryn Mannix</li><li><a href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10986410/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ted Lasso</a></li><li>TED Radio Hour, <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/episode/54J5285kxF37iFJVNsjUpk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Finding Another Way</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Lizzie Bentley Bowers"}