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		<title>Podcasts Move to YouTube Channel</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 21:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Texas Conflict Coach podcast program launched in April 2009. Founder and Host Pattie Porter produced over 320 podcasts over 8 1/2 years. The podcasts are currently being transitioned to the Texas Conflict Coach YouTube channel. Listen to over 161 podcasts and videos related to #conflictmanagement #conflictresolution #alternativedisputeresolution #conflictcoaching #peace on this channel. Listen, learn, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Deescalating Verbal Attacks</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pattie]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2020 22:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[After 28 years of marriage, you wouldn’t be surprised to hear me say my husband I and get into arguments, at times. Usually, it ends up with a sarcastic “You&#8217;re right, I am wrong” response. For us, they are small conflict skirmishes. Arguments, in general, emphasize binary thinking with opposites: truth/lie; right/wrong; black/white; yes/no; either/or [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Verbal Self-Defense Begins with a Mindset of Compassion and Empathy</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pattie]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2019 20:29:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In my last blog post, Changing the Way We Handle Verbal Attacks, I shared that I began a journey in learning Verbal Aikido. What does it mean to learn the art of verbal self-defense? First, it means understanding the purpose and establishing a mindset behind this approach. Morihei Ueshiba (pronounced Mora-hAY-wAY E-shE-ba) the founder and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Changing the Way I Handle Verbal Attacks</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pattie]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2019 20:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is what you hear “You are late again!” &#160;or “You keep making mistakes…FIX IT!” or “You never listen to me!” All of these statements are examples of a verbal attack. One of my personal challenges is how to deflect and master my in-the-moment reactions to verbal attacks. I don’t know about you but I [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>What Challenging Workplace Behavior Are You Dealing with in the New Year?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pattie]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2019 19:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For the past year, Conflict Connections and MH Mediate have been developing a set of resources to help people address the ten toughest behaviors at work &#8211; everything from gossip to bullying, harassment, and hostile work environments.&#160; Our&#160;Challenging Workplace Behavior&#160;Summit&#160;featured 10 top global experts brought together over 250 conflict and human resources practitioners and yielded [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Challenging Workplace Behavior Toolkit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2019 23:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Before Thanksgiving we launched the&#160;Challenging Workplace Behavior&#160;Summit. Over 250 professionals participated to learn from our 10 top global experts, resulting in a&#160;complete toolkit&#160;for the ten toughest behaviors at work: Workplace Incivility Passive Aggression Workplace Bullying Non-Stop Criticism Verbal Attacks Hostile Work Environments Gender-Based Violence including Sexual&#160;Harassment Workplace Gossip Time-Sucking Interruptions Impulsive Reactions What tools are [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Free Expert Interviews for the 10 Toughest Behaviors at Work – Challenging Workplace Behavior Summit</title>
		<link>https://www.texasconflictcoach.com/2018/free-expert-interviews-for-the-10-toughest-behaviors-at-work-challenging-workplace-behavior-summit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2018 23:04:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Whether it’s gossip, harassment, or time-sucking interruptions we have all encountered challenging behaviors in the workplace.  Have you ever wished you knew what to do when they happened? If you’re like us, the answer is yes.  That’s why we spent a year finding ten top global experts to help us understand and manage the ten [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Feuds: A Love-Hate Relationship</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pattie]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2018 10:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There is something about a feud we love to watch and see unfold; and, there is a polar opposite feeling when we are directly involved and impacted by emotional disputes. We hate to be in one. There are numerous historical examples of famous family feuds such as the infamous Hatfield and McCoys. Hearing the family [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Blah! Blah! Blah! – Is This What you Hear When Your Boss Speaks?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pattie]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2018 11:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Waffle by Ruth Hartnup Have you experienced this scenario? You have given your employee specific and detailed instructions. They nod their head not uttering one word. You are in a rush as you have another meeting to get to in 5 minutes. You only ask the employee, “Do you understand?” The employee replies “Yes.” You [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Recognizing the Signs of a Conflict Storm</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pattie]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 11:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I grew up on the South Texas – Mexico border off the Gulf of Mexico. We were all too familiar with hurricanes. Hurricane Beulah, a slow-moving, Category 5 storm was one of the largest, most powerful and damaging to hit the Rio Grande Valley in 1967. It was my first hurricane experience. At that time, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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