Everyday we all have the choice to pick the same old path, or to step forth on a new path, probably alone, that actually can make a difference. The world is made by Change Agents. That’s because we are all actually Change Agents. And this is precisely because we all cause changes in the world by how we show up, by how we present ourselves, by how … Continue reading Be a Conscious Change Agent
Here I share an article, with some minor changes, that I initially published on LinkedIn. See this important video of a Law Enforcement Officer assaulting a hospital patient. Click here for the article/video. The important topics of ethical intervention and bystander mobilization are made obvious in the video footage, specifically, by their conspicuous absence. Note how the video came from one Police Officer who … Continue reading Ethical Intervention & Bystander Mobilization for Protection Professionals
Hi All, I recommend this article to all contact professionals. Whether you are a law enforcement officer, mediator, healthcare professional, politician, or trainer in conflict management/resolution/transformation, you will gain much from this interview with the inimitable author, anthropologist, and negotiation expert, William Ury. Go here for the interview. William speaks in this interview about the power of the mediator, as witness and catalyst, to … Continue reading Our Responsibility as Global Human Beings
One doesn’t often hear the word “empathy” coming out of most Public Safety or Law Enforcement settings. This is not that important, though, since what is important is that Public Safety and Law Enforcement professionals use empathy. And they do. Wikipedia defines empathy as “the capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within the other being’s frame of reference, i.e., the … Continue reading Empathy in Public Safety & Law Enforcement
Hi Everyone. I’m reblogging an outstanding post by none other than Gary Klugiewicz from Vistelar. Go over to the high quality Vistelar blog and read this article, entitled, Keeping Yourself and Others Safe. Gary shares a great article which raises so many points about the public, about Public Safety officials, about media, and about our overall social contract. Go there and check it out. Let … Continue reading Keeping Yourself and Others Safe
Conflict Transformation & Ethical Guardianship 