Nance L. Schick | Attorney | Mediator | Coach | Trainer
Stay out of court. Build your conflict resolution skills.
I grew up in Kentucky and have worked in rural Texas, Upstate New York, Pittsburgh, and representing a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) at the United Nations (UN). I am fascinated by the world's …
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As many experts and employees have recently highlighted, even employers doing a better job of diversity hiring are struggling to fully include their hires in their culture. That is, in part, because …
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Aside from the statistics suggesting empathy will increase employee retention, empathy is important in the workplace because how we do one thing is how we do most things. We don’t typically lack …
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As I've mentioned before, I have experience with sexual harassment from several angles. I have provided legal counsel to parties during their sexual harassment claims. I have investigated and mediated …
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When I entered the workforce, I thought sexual harassment was just part of what I had to endure. And I did. Co-workers amused themselves in the kitchen of the fast-food restaurants by talking about …
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When a conflict is at risk of or already in a court action, one-to-one coaching might not be enough to resolve it. You need to include the other people who are involved and affected. I have seen the …
It still shocks me when I hear some of the employment horror stories people endure. Even in states and countries where there are substantial worker protections, we occasionally learn about an employer …
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Nance was asked by Yahoo! Finance's Cameron Huddleston how men can be great mentors to women, even in the #MeToo era. Like many people, Nance finds herself navigating some difficult conversations with …
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I first learned that I was protected from sexual harassment in the workplace when I went to work at United Parcel Service in 1988. I had already been working since I was 12 years old--when my mom got …
This post originally appeared in 2016, but it is still relevant today: Action One: Define the Conflict I disagree with friends and loved ones who believe my role, as a white person in the Black …
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