Anna is passionate about helping people see conflict as progress. She’s a lifelong communication enthusiast who thrives when creating Conflict Capable leaders, teams, and organizations to drive innovation and maximize growth. Working as a conflict resolution professional, executive leader, and change-maker, one thing has been true in every organization she has encountered: people need a shared method for managing conflict and they don’t have it. She created the Conflict Capable Method to address and solve this problem. This method was created by fusing her experience as a civil mediator, conflict resolution consultant, Non-violent Communication (NVC) practitioner, and facilitator to solve the universal problem of workplace conflict. Anna has worked with organizations of all kinds helping them navigate their way through conflict, shape their culture, design their dreams, and aim high. She’s at her best when in the middle of a puzzle which needs solving, and she’s always ready. Some of her favorite projects include work with a national media company that needed to revitalize its Diversity and Inclusion policy, a large organization that needed to undo the damage caused by years of gossip and silos, and leading a statewide coalition through the process of merging. Anna holds a bachelor’s degree in Communication and Diversity Studies from Metropolitan State University, and a master’s degree in Advocacy and Political Leadership from the University of Minnesota, Duluth. She loves improv, popcorn, paddle boarding, creative writing, and high fives. She is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota where she lives with her husband Gabe and Morris the Golden Retriever.
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Anna Nielsen - Conflict Capable Leadership in a New Era