Can you imagine being the person in the room that brings focused calm to the group, family or marriage that is in turmoil?

I can. And I can teach you the principles and techniques to make it happen.

I am David Freeman, and over the past 14 years I have learned and applied techniques that enable me to bring peaceful performance to my family, my work, and my volunteer organizations. These are not natural abilities with which I was born. They are skills that can be learned, practiced, and honed. If I can learn them, so can you.

The real challenge with conflict management is not learning the skills. The real challenge is performing those skills in the heat of the moment when your fight or flight reflex kicks in. In this sense, conflict management training has a lot in common with the adrenaline sports I have instructed - rock climbing, white water paddling and martial arts. In the comfort of your board room or living room, I combine the mental and emotional training techniques that I learned from adrenaline sports with the team function and conflict management principles proven by research. You can train to overcome your natural reactions!

I've heard it said that those who struggle the hardest to learn a skill make the best teacher. Maybe that is why I am a good coach in team function and conflict management. Over the past 14 years I have trained to become a calm encouraging team member/husband rather than the jerk who stirs up anger in everyone.

For most people it takes about 10 2-hour sessions to get skillful enough to begin conflict management without being coached. A mediator helps you resolve only your current conflict(s). In my coaching, I use your current conflicts to train you to resolve your future disagreements before they become conflicts. Resolving conflict before it occurs is much more satisfying than resolving it after it occurs!

Call me today. I would love to help you learn these principles and coach you toward better management of conflict. My number is 573-682-7758.