
A Unique and Powerful Tool
Understand the Causes of Conflict
Conflict Coaching is a one-on-one process, in which a trained coach assists you to develop an understanding of the causes of the conflict, strategic options for change and the skills and strategy necessary to enact that change.
Fortune 500 companies to government agencies use Conflict Coaching to improve performance, cultivate teamwork, develop leaders, and promote morale.
Conflict Coaching is a powerful tool to help you improve relationships, deal with difficult problems and advance your career. Feel free to contact me for more information about Conflict Coaching and how it can help you overcome the most challenging of situations.

Inspire Trust in your Leadership
Conflict Coaching allows leaders to confidently handle nearly any situation
Conflict Coaching helps you build skills and strategies to:
Constructively Resolve Conflict
Conflict coaching is a set of skills used to engage in, manage, and productively resolve conflict.
Work Through Difficult Situations
Leaders are often not skilled in handling tricky situations - with a variety of expectations and viewpoints.
Strategically manage organizational change
Organizational change inevitably raises tensions and often leads to conflict. Conflict coaching helps you anticipate and meet needs.
Early Intervention
Conflict Coaching helps leaders identify potential problems early on, so that more options and alternatives are available.
Develop Options
In conflict situations, participants often get fixated on a particular strategy to meet needs. Conflict coaching enables leaders to be creative.
Confidently Engage
In the workplace, conflict is often avoided as it festers and eventually escalates. Conflict coaching allows leaders to feel comfortable addressing sticky situations.
Ready to Get Where You Want to Go?
Client Testimonials
SUPER PRACTICAL
George Mason University Conflict Resolution Undergraduate Student

"Learned skills I will use for the rest of my life Hands on and lots of participation was fantastic and conducive to learning skills to help you regulate yourself in stressful situations."
"AMAZING!"
George Mason University Conflict Resolution Undergraduate Student

"You did a great job of pushing students out of the comfort zone while also respecting their boundaries"
“I learned so much...Thank you very much for your professional guidance.”
Marla K - Rankin
Human Resource Development, Strategic Advisor for US Marine Corps sharing her experience as a mentee mediator

"What an awesome experience having you as my co-mediator. I learned so much during those hours and can contribute new insight from the experience. You have phenomenal skills and demonstrate neutral approaches that are especially a style that compliments Marine Corps culture. I will always remember your demonstration. I feel strongly that no other style would have such success with our initiator. Thank you for your patience and time. When we concluded, you spent 9 1/2 hours in this process! What a demonstration of commitment. I hope our paths cross in the future and thank you very much for your professional guidance."
“Stephen’s work is high quality, and it is a pleasure to work with him.”
Omar Badawi
Senior Advisor for the Middle East and North Africa Division of the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative

“Stephen gave several conflict analysis and resolution training workshops, and developed a course module on the subject for the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative. The workshops and module addressed cross-cultural conflict, tools for analyzing conflict and preparing for mediation. Stephen’s work is high quality, and it is a pleasure to work with him.”
“Stephen’s expertise in the areas of body awareness, group facilitation and conflict resolution shone through in his very personable and interactive manner of training.”
Megan Johnston
Director of the Northern Virginia Mediation Service

"Stephen led a dynamic training session for Northern Virginia Mediation Service in Fairfax, Virginia. The audience included conflict resolution practitioners from highly diverse backgrounds. Stephen was able to connect with each participant, adapting his techniques constantly to meet the needs of the group as well as those of individuals. Stephen’s expertise in the areas of body awareness, group facilitation and conflict resolution shone through in his very personable and interactive manner of training. I highly recommend Stephen Kotev as a speaker, trainer and consultant."
“I can highly recommend him to anyone who is looking for a presenter that will provide meaningful skills to practitioners in the conflict engagement field.”
Bryan Hanson
Assistant Director, The Werner Institute for Negotiation & Dispute Resolution

"I am very pleased with the effort and thought that Stephen puts into his work. He recently provided a webinar for our website www.adrhub.com. This was a new format for him to deliver his material and Stephen showed a high level proficiency with the content of the presentation and comfort with the technology. I look forward to working with Stephen in the future and can highly recommend him to anyone who is looking for a presenter that will provide meaningful skills to practitioners in the conflict engagement field."
“[Stephen’s] coaching transitioned me from post-traumatic stress.”
John DeRosa
Veteran of Iraq and Balkan wars, career national security professional and aspiring conflict resolution practitioner

"From our very first meeting Stephen has been a readily accessible teacher tremendously committed to supporting his students in and out of the classroom. His versatile approach enables shaping of everyday moments into opportunities to deepen self-awareness and build vital skills. His coaching transitioned me from post-traumatic stress to reflective practitioner."
"Stephen is safe, encouraging, motivational, dynamic and helps you implement sustainable change."
Monica Hudson
EEO Complaints Program Manager, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

"If you aren’t willing to be direct and just want someone to fill in the blanks and tell you what to do – then he’s not for you. You better be willing to work hard. If you do, you will get your money’s worth. Stephen is safe, encouraging, motivational, dynamic and helps you implement sustainable change."
"Stephen is an amazing coach."
Steve Stave
Principal, Visualities

"Stephen is an amazing coach. He is very warm and inviting, and incredibly easy to talk to. His use of noticing how I physically felt around certain discussion points was very helpful to me. He took his time to truly notice "where I was" at any given time during our sessions. I would recommend Stephen as a coach in a heartbeat."
"I recommend Stephen Kotev as a personal coach."
Ron Thurston
Vice President of INTERMIX fashion and Author of Retail Pride

"[Stephen’s] calming, intuitive, and honest coaching style created an experience for me that was life-changing. His listening and communication skills are indeed phenomenal, and Stephen's wide-ranging intellect and knowledge base are such that he connects with so many different types of personalities."

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