Margaret Meloni
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Conflict Resolution Expert
Margaret Meloni Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Conflict Resolution in the Workplace- Professional Peacemaker
- Career Focus
- Coach, Speaker, Author, Entrepreneur
- Affiliation
- Project Management Institute, Instructor with University of Califo ia Irvine and University of Califo ia Los Angeles
Margaret developed a passionate belief that it takes courage and skill to be human at work and that all individuals have a responsibility to treat each other with dignity, respect and compassion.
Motivated by her beliefs and the desire to make a difference in the lives of others, Margaret acted on her vision by founding Meloni Coaching Solutions, Inc. Her vision is to create a group of successful individuals who are at peace with their authentic selves; a group of people who help and support others; a group who bring humanity to the office and thrive because of it. Margaret sees a world where achieving peace and achieving success go hand-in-hand.
Margaret’s students and clients often find that what she really brings them is freedom to bring their authentic selves to the office. As a former Information Technology Executive, Margaret always knew her preference was for the people behind the technology. Now Margaret brings those beliefs to individuals from many professional backgrounds. The common thread across her client base is the desire to experience peace at work and the recognition that peace is not absence of conflict, peace is the ability to cope with conflict. For these people, Margaret Meloni is truly ‘A Path to Peace’. ™
You can learn more about Margaret and her courses, programs, and products at: MargaretMeloni.com
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Managing Up - Why don’t you give yourself an edge? Managing Up shows you positive behaviors that make your management glad that you are on the job.
http://www.margaretmeloni.com/managingup.html
Recovering from Damaging Situations - Use these SIX STEPS to restore your reputation and confidence when you have an ‘oops at the office’
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Articles by this expert
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***Can't We All Just Get Along
No, we cannot all get along all of the time. It is unrealistic to think that all team members will absolutely agree with you or with each other all of the time. If every time you are together, there is never any disagreement, look out - you have problems. Sure, maybe the first time you meet you are on your best behavior. But if this persists, perhaps you have a tendency toward getting along. This means you value being agreeable over other traits. Now don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with being accommodating.
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***Make YOUR OWN Paradise
My husband turned to me and said, "Everyone here is so nice and so relaxed and so happy". I thought about it for a minute and replied, "Well if you can't be happy here, where can YOU be happy?" The HERE in "Well if you can't be happy here..." was one of the most beautiful tropical islands in the world. My thought was how could a person be unhappy when they are in the middle of paradise?
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Are You in Control?
The scene below depicts Jane and her behavior while in a bad mood. In this potential scenario Jane is being really hateful: “Do you think you could stop surfing the web long enough to get me a latte? I would hate to think your horoscope for the day includes bad customer service.” For some reason, snapping at the coffee house barista made Jane feel just a bit better. Jane slammed some money on the counter and waited for her coffee.
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***It Starts with YOUR Attention
The act of compassion begins with full attention, just as rapport does. You have to really see the person. If you see the person, then naturally, empathy arises. If you tune into the other person, you feel with them. If empathy arises and if that person is in dire need, then empathic conce can come. You want to help them, and then that begins a compassionate act. So I'd say that compassion begins with attention. - Daniel Goleman
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Garbage In, Garbage Out
It’s the end of a long day. You started the day early in order to meet a deadline and you ended the day late to meet that same deadline. The good news is that you reached your goal. The bad news is that traffic on the way home was miserable. When you arrive home you can’t wait to sit on the couch and just be a vegetable. Some mindless entertainment sounds perfect. Now it is Friday evening and it has been one tough week. You had planned to attend a seminar Saturday morning, but now you think it would feel better to sleep late.
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Avoid Communications Chaos
We have so many different ways to communicate with one another. We can pick up the phone and call using either a land line or a cell phone; we can send an email or a text using our computers or our various handheld devices and we can ‘tweet’ and ‘friend’ and make all kinds of connections AND we can still send a written note on an actual piece of paper. Does having all of these options make communications easier? Not necessarily. Sometimes we still experience communication chaos.
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***You Decide to Resolve a Conflict, Now What?
You have observed a conflict between some of your team members and you realize you are the right person to help them reach a resolution. How do you KNOW this? You have carefully considered the situation, perhaps using “Can You SHOULD You Help Resolve the Conflicts Around You?” as your guide. Your next move is all abut the HOW, as-in HOW to move forward. The optimal scenario is that you are able to prepare in advance. Today we are going to look at the first few steps to take to help you prepare.
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***5 Tips to Keep the Peace this Holiday Season
Did you blink? Here it is again, another holiday season! Do you love this time of year or do you dread it? Perhaps your feelings are a bit mixed. Your holiday experience can be really upsetting, tiring and stressful OR your holiday season can truly be one of peace and joy. The choice is up to YOU. Your thoughts and actions during this time will define your holiday experience. You cannot control the thoughts and actions of others, but you can take control of your own thoughts and actions.
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YOU are a Risk
Each day you bring strengths and weaknesses to work. You walk into the room (virtual or otherwise) with what makes you unique. Or as the saying goes, wherever you go, there you are. That is a good thing. It is all of the elements that make you, well you; that differentiate you from others. You cannot escape yourself, but you can GROW yourself. Remember that the definition of a risk includes both positive and negative events that impact the success of your project. Let’s update that in terms of what it means to you:
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***Are YOU Playing to YOUR Strengths?
“Oh no, here we go again” thought Joe as his Quality Assurance Analyst Heidi approached him with his memo, complete with typos circled in red ink. He was not really annoyed by Heidi, she was just doing what she does; he mainly felt embarrassed. After all as the leader shouldn’t all of his work be perfect? He tried, he really did, but editing his own writing was just boring to him and not one of his strengths.
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The Art of No
“The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.” – Tony Blair No is not always negative. It is not a bad or incorrect response. Saying no does not make you a difficult or uncooperative person. Read that again, out loud. Saying no is more honest than a false yes, it will help you develop clarity about your intentions and it really sets you free.
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***Can You Schedule Conflict?
Recently we have discussed steps to take to when you decide to step in and step up to conflict resolution. In ‘You Decide to Resolve a Conflict’ Part I and Part II one of the underlying assumptions was that you had time to plan your actions and the steps you would take to resolve the conflict.
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Congratulations You're Out of Work
Did you know you can actually enjoy being out of work? You don’t need to face unemployment with fear and shame. What if you realized that this time was a gift? What if while you look for your next gig you allow yourself to enjoy this time?
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Did you have an 'OOPS' at the office? No worries, use these SIX steps to restore your reputation and your confidence.
No one is perfect. You’re human and THAT means that one day you might do or say something in the workplace that damages your reputation. You don’t have to face this by yourself. Let me teach you the SIX steps you need so that YOU are back on track and that oops remains in the past - which is exactly where it belongs!
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Conflict at work? Find Peace Now.
“Peace is not the absence of conflict; it is the ability to cope with conflict.” — Unknownr Look, you ARE going to experience conflict. It is how you deal with it that shapes who you are as a professional and as a person. This is about you handling conflict and emerging calm, cool and collected.
January 4, 2011
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Margaret Meloni
“My purpose and my passion in life is to support others as they
overcome the obstacles that prevent them from coming to peace over
conflict, in turn blocking them from living their full potential.” — Margaret Meloni
“Peace is not the absence of conflict; it is the ability to cope with conflict.” — Unknown
“Work and Play are words used to describe the same thing under different circumstances.” – Mark Twain
“Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” – Abraham Lincoln
“Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alte
atives for responding to conflict — alte
atives to passive or aggressive responses, alte
atives to violence.” — Dorothy Thompson
Contacting Margaret Meloni
Margaret Meloni
5318 E. 2nd Street #413
Long Beach, CA 90803
Phone: (866) 639-0487
How to get started
A great way to learn more about me is to visit http://www.margaretmeloni.com/index.html. Once there, you can access all of the services and products that I offer as well as sign up for my bi-weekly ezine, ‘Turning Point.’ In Turning Point, I share tips and insights that can get through your day experiencing more peace, and less like you’re falling to pieces.