[General-announce] Managerial Mediation

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E-mail submitted by Annette D. Butler 
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Georgia State University
Managerial Mediation
June 24, 2004
University Center, Room 470
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The Opportunity Development/Diversity Education Planning Office is
sponsoring a Managerial Mediation workshop. 

This workshop will cover

1.  Various Forms of Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR)
2.  The Role of The Mediator
3.  The Manager in The Middle of Conflicts
4.  The Mediation Process
5.  Developing Effective Mediation skills
6.  Workplace Disputes and Mediation
7.  Mediation of Various Workplace Disputes--Personality Conflicts, 
     Violence in The Workplace, Performance Evaluations, Co-Worker 
     Conflicts and Conflicts Between Supervisors and Subordinates
8.  Mediation of Discrimination Disputes
 
The instructor is Professor Floyd Weatherspoon of Capital University Law
School in Columbus, Ohio, where he teaches Labor Law, Labor Arbitration,
Employment Discrimination, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and a seminar
on African-American Males and the Law.    He has published in the area
of employment discrimination law, and is a frequent speaker at national
conferences on this and related topics.  Professor Weatherspoon serves
on a number of labor arbitration/mediation panels; he is also an
External Administrative Judge for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission.  

Fee:  $100 includes refreshments  
CEUs:  .6 

Register online at
http://www.gsu.edu/%7Ewwwafa/services/Registrationform.html
or email aatraining at langate.gsu.edu

All reservations must be received by June 10th.  Seating is limited.


Comments From Previous Managerial Mediation Workshop Participants 
Professor Floyd Weatherspoon, Presenter

I valued the diversity of the participants. The input added a rich mix
to the overall program.  Mr. Weatherspoon presented a variety of options
to handle the multitude of situations I can face when working with
employees, supervisors, and customers.  Thank Mr. Weatherspoon for
taking time to share his knowledge and experience.

Program was better than advertised and more useful than anticipated.

Look into bringing the 40 hour mediation course to GSU, or
co-sponsoring.

Very good!

Dr. Weatherspoon is a dynamic, engaging facilitator who I feel did an
excellent job at presenting mediation and answered questions skillfully.

Excellent program!  I gained a great deal of knowledge and information
to carry back and apply in my organization.

Dr. Weatherspoon was excellent-highly engaging & informative.

Excellent program.  Should be required for all supervisors and upper
managers.  He could have used another 2 or 3 hours to discuss issues
further.

Very helpful!

Need more time.

Excellent speaker.  Very articulate, easy to understand.

Very informative-could possibly see this as a 2-day 2-part
course/workshop.  Excellent speaker!

Obviously, not enough time to get to everything.

Very helpful-Thank you.




Annette D. Butler
Assistant Director
Opportunity Development/Diversity Education Planning Office
MSC 5A0527
Georgia State University
33 Gilmer Street SE  Unit 5
Atlanta, GA 30303-3083
(404) 651-2567
(404) 651-1598 Fax

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