
Why Manager-as-Mediator?
Most managers are promoted for their technical or clinical expertise – not for their conflict skills. Yet conflict is where leadership is tested the most. When managers don’t have a structure or language for dealing with it, issues get avoided, conversations are delayed, and HR ends up firefighting what could have been resolved much earlier.
- Avoidance and frustration
- Side-taking and “camps”
- Repeated patterns and unresolved tension
- Escalations
What Your Managers Will Be Able To Do
- Approach conflict with confidence instead of fear
- Use a clear framework to resolve conflict early and well
- Hold difficult conversations without escalating emotion
- Stay objective when pressured to take sides
- Build psychological safety and accountability in their teams
- Understand and regulate their own conflict triggers
- Turn tension into productive dialogue
What's Included
- Personal CDP-I report – A look at your constructive vs destructive responses and what presses your hot buttons
- 40-page CDP-I Development Guide – practical strategies to strengthen helpful behaviours and cool reactive ones
- Team Conflict Dynamics Report – team-level patterns and risk areas
- Two-Day High-Impact Training – real case practice, scripts, and frameworks
- Free 3-Month 90-Minute Follow-Up Clinic – sustainability and troubleshooting
- 9 CPD Points – recognised professional development
- All materials, worksheets, and conversation templates
Who It’s For
Managers & Team Leaders
HR Professionals & Business Partners
Clinical & non-clinical supervisors
Anyone who has to handle difficult conversations as part of their role
Training Format
Duration: 2 Half Days, Next Online training is on the 22 and 24 July, 1.00pm – 5.30pm Irish Time
Delivery: In person or live online, Tailored In house Training Available
Group size: Min 6– Max 12 participants
All materials included3
Investment
€657 Online
€775 In Person