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• Multisession Practice Group: Interpersonal Conflict Resolution

  • Start
    Monday, December 08, 2025
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  • End
    Monday, April 13, 2026
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  • Schedule
    5 sessions
  • Location
    Online via Zoom
  • Spaces left
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  Presented by Dr. Borislava Manojlovic
  

  Introducing our first multisession practice group!

  The Interpersonal Conflict Resolution Practice Group aims to equip participants with practical skills for resolving conflicts in everyday life and interpersonal relationships. Each session will introduce different conflict resolution topics, followed by hands-on exercises, simulations, and skill-building activities. By the end of the program, participants will have developed a personalized toolkit for managing conflicts more effectively in their everyday lives.

  Registrants are expected to attend all five sessions. The registration price is inclusive of all sessions.

  These practice group sessions are interactive and a safe space for questions and honest feedback; registration will be capped at 25 participants and sessions will not be recorded.

  The Details

  Frequency: Five monthly sessions

  Dates: December 8, 2025 | January 12, 2026 | February 24, 2026 | March 9, 2026 | April 13, 2026

  Time: 6:00 - 7:30pm (Eastern Time)

  Price: Free for ACR-GNY members | $100 for Non-ACR-GNY members | $50 for Students - Non-ACR-GNY members

  Limited reduced rate scholarships available; email admin@acrgny.org to request.

  Format: Virtual (Zoom)

  Structure:

  Introduction to the Topic: Brief overview of the month's conflict resolution theme (e.g., active listening, negotiation, managing emotions, nonviolent communication, etc.).

  Skill-building Exercises: Interactive exercises where participants practice specific skills related to the topic.

  Simulations: Role-playing scenarios where participants engage in conflict situations and apply learned skills.

  Group Reflection and Discussion: Share experiences, challenges, and insights from the exercises and simulations.

  Takeaways and Homework: Actionable tips for resolving conflicts in real-life situations and practice assignments to apply throughout the month.

  Goals:

  • Develop a deeper understanding of conflict dynamics in personal relationships.
  • Cultivate communication skills that help manage and resolve conflicts.
  • Practice applying techniques for handling conflicts constructively and with empathy.
  • Build confidence in addressing and resolving interpersonal issues.

  Expected Outcomes:

  • Enhanced communication and conflict management abilities.
  • Increased self-awareness in conflict situations.
  • Stronger relationships through improved problem-solving and emotional regulation.

   

  Dr. Borislava Manojlovic

  Dr. Borislava Manojlovic is Senior Research Fellow and Professor at the Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University. She is an expert in peacebuilding, intercultural negotiation, transitional justice, and peace education. Before joining academia, she worked for over seven years on minority and reconciliation issues with the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in Croatia and Kosovo. She received her master’s degree from Brandeis University and her doctorate from George Mason University. Borislava is a recipient of the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Serbia for 2023/24.
  

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• ROUNDTABLE BREAKFAST: When Failure Happens in Negotiation — What Do You Do?

  • When
    Thursday, February 05, 2026
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    8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
  • Location
    ZOOM - ONLINE
  • Registered
    1 registrant

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  ACR-GNY & CUNY Dispute Resolution Center at John Jay College present

  When Failure Happens in Negotiation — What Do You Do?

  Anyone who negotiates knows that setbacks and failure are part of the possible outcomes. We don't set out to end up there, but it happens. When it does, what do we do? Can we get back to the table? Or do we have to lick our wounds and try to really learn from what transpired? Dr. Weiss will explore these situations and help you to understand what gets in your way in terms of learning and share with you a new framework for doing so.

  
  

  DR. JOSHUA N. WEISS

  Dr. Joshua N. Weiss is the co-founder, with William Ury, of the Global Negotiation Initiative at Harvard University and a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Negotiation Project. He is also the Director and creator of the Master of Science degree in Organizational Leadership and Negotiation at Bay Path University. Finally, he is the President of Negotiation Works, Inc., a leadership, negotiation, and conflict resolution training, consulting, and coaching firm. He received his Ph.D. from the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University in 2002.

  Dr. Weiss conducts research, consults with many different types of organizations, delivers negotiation and mediation trainings and courses, and engages in negotiation and mediation at the organizational, corporate, government, and international levels.

  Dr. Weiss has published a number of influential books over the course of his career. His latest book, published in February 2025 by Berrett-Koehler, is entitled Getting Back to the Table: 5 Steps to Reviving Stalled Negotiations. He has also written a number of books to help teach children the knowledge and skills of negotiating and dealing with conflict effectively.

  Dr. Weiss has conducted trainings and consulted with a number of organizations, companies, and governmental entities, including: Microsoft, General Motors, United Auto Workers, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing, Christies Art Auction House, CDM Smith, Deloitte, Genzyme, Harvard University, Mass Mutual, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yale Medical School, the United Nations (Mediation Unit, UNAOC, UNITAR, and UNDP), Government of Canada, the US Government (State Department, Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Park Service, and Transportation Security Administration), and various state governments.

  Lastly, Dr. Weiss delivered a TED Talk in 2018 entitled “The Wired Negotiator” about the role of technology in negotiation and how to use it most effectively.

  IMPORTANT NOTE: The Roundtable Breakfasts are online meetings via Zoom. The link will change each month and will be distributed to all registrants the day before and the morning of the event. All listed times for ACR-GNY events are for Eastern Time. 8:00 am – 8:30 am | Join call to network with attendees 8:30 am – 10:00 am | Presentation and Discussion About the Roundtable Breakfasts The Roundtable Breakfasts are organized by ACR-GNY and the CUNY Dispute Resolution Center at John Jay College. They take place the first Thursday of the month and are ongoing since 2001. Views expressed in connection with any Roundtable event publicity or at sessions are those of the speakers and participants and not of the CUNY DRC or ACR-GNY. This program is supported by ACR-GNY's 365 Sponsor:

  
  

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