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It should be no surprise to anyone that America is entering a signficant recession. The financial markets have had their values stripped away, oil prices are at four year lows, unemployment is rising, financial firms have failed, foreclosures are growing, and the automakers are in Washington looking for a $25 billion dollar bail out. Doug believes that this recession and adjustment is not a crisis. Instead, it is an opportunity to rethink the way we do business. And the choice the Obama... Read Full Story

Peer pressure in school is a powerful force. Kids need and want to fit in and their self-image centers around acceptance from their friends. As we all too painfully know and recall, peer pressure can lead to conflicts and poor decisions by kids. How do we help them navigate through this pressure so that they learn to make good, health decisions without getting stressed out? On the 20th 2008 edition of The Doug Noll Show, Doug is joined by guest cohost Aleya Dao to talk about peer pressure... Read Full Story

53% of business people estimate that unchecked egos costs their companies 6 to 15% of annual revenues. 63% of business people report that unchecked egos negatively affects work performance on an hourly and daily basis. Collins noted in his Good to Great research that two-thirds of the companies that didn’t make the good to great leap were weighed down by the “presence of gargantuan personal ego that contributed to the demise or continued mediocrity of the company.” When non-productive... Read Full Story

Abuse of power is an all too common problem.  From everyday abuses to horrible human rights violations, abuse of power seems to surround us.  What causes people to abuse their power?  What can we do to advise and help leaders be wise and compassionate rather than abusive.  What can we look at in choosing leaders?  My guest on the October30, 2008 The Doug Noll Show is an expert on power and on helping people deal with power abuse.   Judith Barr has been a depth psychotherapist in... Read Full Story

The covers of Time and Newsweek have described parents as living in “mayhem” and “madness” with their children. TV’s Supernanny regularly captures kids wildly, unbelievably out of control. How did our families get to such a state?  Peacemaking begins in the home and if kids are out of control there, what can we expect in school and later in careers and workplaces.  Dr. Beth Grosshans, a clinical psychologist and author of the newly released book Beyond Time Out: From Chaos to Calm, is here to... Read Full Story

Defective and dark leadership is the single most pressing problem facing humanity.  In Corporate America, over 65 percent of the managers and leaders are incompetent, defective, or badly flawed. A higher percentage exists in government. The costs are staggering and one only has to look at the financial market melt down of the past months to understand the enormity of the problem. Here are the links to the show segments: My guest on the October 16, 2008 edition of The Doug Noll Show has... Read Full Story

Fighting among children is not new. Nevertheless, there is an epidemic of cruelty among school children. What is this about? What can be done to slow it down? How do we teach children to resolve conflicts peacefully? How do we give them the values peace, collaboration, and cooperation? And how do we do this while empowering them to make good choices and judgments about their relationships with peers and adults? These are tough questions and Doug’s guest on the September 25, 2008 edition of... Read Full Story

As a mediator and peacemaker, I find the most challenging conflicts to involve deeply self-absorbed people. Clinically, these people are described as overt maladaptive narcissism.  Sometimes, I see it in one or more of the parties; sometimes I see it in the lawyers that may represent the parties.  You have probably come across narcissistic people in your work and perhaps in your relationships.   My guest on the September 18, 2008 The Doug Noll Show is one of the leading experts on... Read Full Story

In any economy, change within an organization can be challenging, and let’s face, downright stressful.  Conflicts seem to emerge out of the woodwork and chaos reigns.  Now add on a recession and an economy heading downhill, if not off a cliff, and the problem of change intensifies.  Maybe its downsizing or consolidation or loss of a customer base—whatever it is constitutes change.  The problems of adapting ourselves to these changes can be staggering, not only for the rank and file, but for... Read Full Story

Fear is the basis of much conflict.  People reacting unconsciously out of fear engage in attitudes and behaviors that sabotage their own lives and their ability to find inner peace.  Much of my work as a peacemaker is helping people deal with their fears and helping them de-escalate. Fundamentally, however, if we are seeking a peaceful planet for our ourselves and our children, we must learn to be aware of and deal with our inner fears in a gentle, graceful manner.  We look at some tools to... Read Full Story