Specialists in organizational conflict resolution and conflict management training.
Common Ground Associates exists to help organizations of all sizes and types prevent destructive conflict, to assist organizations as analysts and onsite interveners with internal conflict, and to assist organizational staff become more effective in dealing with conflict at work and at home. As you can see from our website we are low-keyed. No flash or splash - we come in, do the job we are hired to do, and leave. In the end, we save you money. Period!
Conflict is normal and part of everyday living. Conflict can stretch our minds to see in new ways and create new solutions to vexing problems. Ongoing, unresolved conflict, however, can destroy us, our families, our organizations and our future as surely as any weapon. We have two choices when in conflict: we can use the conflict to grow and learn, or the conflict will use us to grow and destroy.
Most organizations have no idea of how much internal conflict costs:
More than half of employee turnover is due to conflict at work.
Turnover costs per employee average between 75% and 150% of the individual employee’s annual salary (down time, advertising, hiring, training, etc.)
Workplace conflict results in loss of concentration and ability to function by up to 50%, which then results in costly errors.
The use of sick leave, personal leave, etc. doubles.
Hostile work environment lawsuits and EEOC discrimination complaints increase.
Litigation costs an average of $400+ per hour and lasts an average of 2.5 years before settlement.
Conflict can take up to 50% of a manager’s time.
The problem is that many people, and even self-proclaimed experts, offer that conflict can be "managed." By its very nature conflict cannot be "managed" - it is either resolved, or it continues to fester and boil beneath the surface like an infection and will either leave scar tissue or will explode to the surface with renewed energy.
We are a group of trained and highly experienced professional conflict interventionists and conflict resolution trainers. We specialize in:
Fast and effective organizational/workplace conflict analysis and intervention;
Management and Employee training in appropriate workplace behaviors, e.g., mode of dress, sexual harassment, union activity, discrimination, rules and policies, free speech, political activity, religious proselytizing, etc;
Fast, thorough, and legally sound investigations into allegations of employee misconduct;
Direct conflict analysis and interventions;
Management, Board of Directors, and Teambuilding training;
Meeting facilitation;
Creating functioning in-house conflict resolution systems that are efficient, effective and fast, thus cutting litigation, EEOC, and grievance hearing costs.
Common Ground Associates worked with interpersonal, office, workgroup, non-profit, professional association, medical practice, workplace, union, school, community college, university, government (city and county), family, corporate, church and marital disputes. Common Ground Associates has trained hundreds of people from all walks of life to be effective conflict managers and mediators.
Common Ground Associates also offers a number of highly effective, practical on-site training programs for organizations and individuals.
Common Ground Associates offers solutions that work! We guarantee it!
Please contact us to learn more!
