Episode75: Conflict Coaching Fundamentals with Samantha Hardy

In this latest episode William is joined by Samantha Hardy to discuss the Fundamentals of Conflict Coaching. Samantha is the principal of Conflict Coaching International, and the Director and Lead Trainer for CCI Academy. She is an experienced mediator and conflict coach and the founder of the REAL Conflict Coaching System™. Sam has been accredited as a mediator under the Australian National Mediation Accreditation System and is a Certified Transformative Mediator by the US Institute of Conflict Transformation. She is a Certified Narrative Coach. In 2021 Sam was awarded the Australian Resolution Institute Award for Service to Dispute Resolution for her leadership and innovation in the field. She was also awarded 2022 Conflict Coach of the Year at the Australian Dispute Resolution Awards. Sam holds a PhD in Law and Conflict Resolution, as well as other postgraduate qualifications in adult education. Sam has also published widely in conflict resolution, including her books Dispute Resolution in Australia, Mediation for Lawyers and Conflict Coaching Fundamentals: Working with Conflict Stories. Listeners will gain many valuable insights from this episode as Sam and William explore the topic of Conflict Coaching together and the benefits it can bring to the workplace and the mediation process. Find out more about the work Samantha does here https://www.cciacademy.com/