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20/20 Perspective in 2020

Our new initiative: #2020Perspectivein2020

As we enter this new decade in 2020, the Harmony Strategies Group is excited to share a new initiative with our readers, followers, and clients: 20/20 Perspective in 2020! Each month this year, we will be publishing articles, quotes, video links around a specific theme or idea, for you to ponder and apply in your daily lives. We highlight specific themes and issues that typically arise during or affect conflict, along with tools for better communicating and handling the challenges. Our goal is to enrich your conflict management and communication skills, leading to more meaningful and harmonious interpersonal relationships. 

What is 20/20 Perspective in 2020?

More often than not, conflicts erupt and fester from lack of ability to “see” different perspectives. Our new initiative in 2020 is designed to help you observe conflicts and communication patterns with more clarity and understanding. You’ll be able to appreciate the different angles and approaches, so that you can make more powerful decisions, take more mindful action, and become more skilled as a negotiator for what’s important in your life.

Articles

Each of us on the HSG team brings many years of experience as Conflict Management professionals, enriching what HSG has to offer. We are collaborating on new articles this year, to help give clarity on your conflicts and miscommunications. These readings invite you to make more powerful choices at work, at home, or in your school. With richer perspective, you may consider approaches that had never occured to you or relate to people with new appreciation for who they are and how the conflict has evolved. The articles will help you broaden the lens through which you see others, so that you can better engage with them and create meaningful, lasting changes in your dynamics.

Videos

You can look forward to more video content on our YouTube channel, featuring Conflict Coaching soundbites and related tips. Our aim with these videos is to invite you to consider new perspectives on how you handle conflict. These 2-minute soundbites are quick and easy thoughts to reflect on, as you prepare for salary negotiations, difficult conversations with your spouse or your boss, disciplinary actions with your children, or even life-changing decisions. Our hope is that the videos will empower you with ways to engage that are beyond your default “comfort-zone” and lead to radical new opportunities.

Quotes

Often, a simple quote or statement can go quite far in distilling a core message. HSG will be sharing meaningful quotes on social media, inviting readers to pause and reflect on their behavior, attitudes, opinions, and perceptions. You can print out these quotes, meditate on their message, and of course like and share with friends.

We hope you enjoy the content that we will be sharing. As always, if you’d like more direct, targeted intervention or assistance with your conflict, workplace culture, or communication dynamics, we are available and happy to help. Visit our website at: www.harmonystrategies.com or call (917) 410-0742.

Blessings for an incredible 2020!

Kira & The Harmony Strategies Group

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Melody Wang

Melody Wang is a Conflict Consultant with the Harmony Strategies Group and CEO of Wang Mediation, which she founded upon graduation from the University of Southern California, Gould School of Law with an MA in Alternative Dispute Resolution. Melody is a panel mediator for the New York City Family Court and serves on the Board of Directors at the Association for Conflict Resolution, Greater New York (ACR-GNY). Prior to moving to New York, Melody was an experienced civil and community mediator in Los Angeles, California, working closely with non-profits, small claim courts and the California federal court. She also led selected trainings and workshops on dispute resolution within the Asian-American community in California.  Melody has lived in the U.S., Taiwan, China and Singapore, is fluent in English, Mandarin Chinese and Taiwanese, and especially enjoys engaging in international relations and cross-cultural conflict systems.

Dara Rossi

Dara Rossi, Ph.D. is a Conflict & Strategy Consultant with the Harmony Strategies Group. She has more than 20 years of experience in the field of education and has worked with students from kindergarten through the university graduate level. Additionally, she has facilitated professional development for educators and administrators across all points on the education continuum. After10 years of service in the Department of Teaching and Learning Southern Methodist University, she launched her coaching and consulting business while continuing to serve as an adjunct professor. She holds a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction, an MBA, an MA in Dispute Resolution, and an MAT in Education, and BS in Human Development.

Isar Mahanian

Isar Mahanian, M.Sc. is a Conflict & Strategy Consultant with the Harmony Strategies Group. She is an active mediator who coaches new mediators in the program in which she serves. Isar has worked at a fast-paced technology start-up as the Head of Human Resources, leading senior executives to mitigate and resolve workplace conflicts and creating system level improvements for employees within the company. She holds a Master’s of Science degree in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution from Columbia University. 

Kimberly Jackson Davidson

Kimberly Jackson Davidson is currently the University Ombudsperson at George Mason University and member of the Harmony Strategies Group. She spent two decades at Oberlin College in Ohio, holding positions in the Office of the Dean of Students and as Visiting Lecturer in African American Studies. During her final five and a half years there, she served all campus constituencies as Ombudsperson and Director of the Yeworkwha Belachew Center for Dialogue (YBCD). Davidson is active within the International Ombuds Association (IOA), the California Caucus of College and University Ombuds (CCCUO), and the Ombuds Section of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR). She earned a B.A. in English Literature from Spelman College in 1986 and an M.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in African Literature in 1991.

Hector Escalante

Hector Escalante is an experienced Ombuds and learning and development professional with over seven years of ombuds experience and over twenty years of experience developing and teaching course offerings which promote inclusion, healthy communication, and conflict resolution. He is the Director of the Ombuds Office at the University of California, Merced, having served many years as the organizational ombuds at the University of the Pacific. He is an ombuds partner with Harmony Strategies Group, and a consulting ombuds for Earthjustice and Union of Concerned Scientists.  Hector holds two master’s degrees and a doctorate in education. He is a United States Marine Corps veteran, a husband and father to four children. Hector’s passions include treating all with fairness, equity, dignity, and compassion and good food. 

Stuart Baker

Stuart Baker is a heart-centered strategic consultant with the Harmony Strategies Group. He makes use of all his experience in the construction industry, mediation and presenting, combined with years of spiritual pursuit, to offer a unique and broad sensitivity in his consulting work. He loves helping people deepen their harmony and connection with others, and with themselves. We are honored to have Mr. Stuart Baker on our team, pioneer of “Conscious Cooperation” – his book can be ordered here
 

Kira Nurieli

Kira Nurieli is the CEO of the Harmony Strategies Group and is an expert mediator, conflict coach, trainer/facilitator, consultant, and restorative practices facilitator. She has spent upwards of twenty years helping clients handle conflict and improve communication strategies and has presented at numerous conferences and symposia as a subject matter expert. She holds a Master’s degree in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University and a Bachelor’s degree in Comparative Performance from Barnard College. She especially enjoys helping individuals, teams, and lay-leaders become more impactful and empowered in their work and is honored to work alongside her esteemed colleagues with the Harmony Strategies Group.

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