Listen to stories of dysfunction and triumph from different walks of life and professions. Join us on the journey as we talk about the good, bad, and ugly of our work environments and discuss visions for the future of human-centered workplaces where people are not only treated with dignity and respect but encouraged to be their brilliant selves. Managing conflict is not magic, though it takes intentional and sustained planning for health to win over chaos in any environment.
Our music is by Dove Pilot. Conflict Managed is produced by Third Party Workplace Conflict Restoration Services. You can find them at 3pconflictrestoraiton.com.
Conflict is normal and expected. Let’s deal with it.
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Listen to stories of dysfunction and triumph from different walks of life and professions. Join us on the journey as we talk about the good, bad, and ugly of our work environments and discuss visions for the future of human-centered workplaces where people are not only treated with dignity and respect but encouraged to be their brilliant selves. Managing conflict is not magic, though it takes intentional and sustained planning for health to win over chaos in any environment.
Our music is by Dove Pilot. Conflict Managed is produced by Third Party Workplace Conflict Restoration Services. You can find them at 3pconflictrestoraiton.com.
Conflict is normal and expected. Let’s deal with it.
This week on Conflict Managed, we welcome back award-winning attorney Jessica Childress for her third appearance on the show. Join us as we discuss:
Leaving a toxic workplace on your own terms
Toxic vs. Illegal work environments
Leaving with dignity
Your multi-hyphenated identity impacts the world
Conflict Managed is available wherever you listen to podcasts and on YouTube @ 3pconflictrestoration.
Jessica Childress is the author of Peace: Leaving a Toxic Workplace on Your Own Terms. Ms. Childress has practiced employment law for over eleven years, representing organizations of all sizes and individuals in employment law matters. She is the Managing Attorney of the Childress Firm PLLC, a boutique employment law firm, based in Washington, D.C.
Ms. Childress holds a Bachelor of Arts in Government and African American Studies from the University of Virginia and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law. Ms. Childress graduated Phi Beta Kappa and with High Distinction from the University of Virginia in 2007.
Prior to launching the Childress Firm PLLC, Ms. Childress served as an associate at two global law firms and as an attorney at the United States Department of Justice.
Ms. Childress has litigated retaliation, discrimination, sexual harassment, non-competition, trade secret, unfair labor practice, and whistleblower cases before various tribunals. She serves clients in general business transactions with employees and independent contractors. Ms. Childress drafts agreements such as employment agreements, consulting agreements, severance agreements, and confidentiality agreements.
She has been the recipient of several honors, including the National Bar Association’s 2018 Young Lawyer of the Year Award, the Washington Bar Association’s 2017-2018 Young Lawyer of the Year Award, the National Bar Association’s 40 under 40 Best Advocates Award, the Kim Keenan Leadership & Advocacy Award, the Greater Washington Area Chapter of the National Bar Association’s Rising Star Award, and recognition by the National Black Lawyers as one of the top 100 black attorneys. In 2022, Ms. Childress received the Women Owned Law organization’s Woman Legal Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Ms. Childress has been named to the 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters) Rising Stars lists. In 2024, The Childress Firm PLLC was honored as a Top 100 Minority Business Enterprise by the Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council.
Ms. Childress is a 2022 graduate of the Aspen Institute’s Justice and Society program. Ms. Childress serves as a contributor for Arianna Huffington’s international media outlet, Thrive Global. She has been featured in numerous publications, including Forbes, Essence, the Huffington Post, Success, and Entrepreneur.
https://thechildressfirm.com/
Conflict Managed is hosted by Merry Brown and produced by Third Party Workplace Conflict Restoration Services.
Conflict Managed
Listen to stories of dysfunction and triumph from different walks of life and professions. Join us on the journey as we talk about the good, bad, and ugly of our work environments and discuss visions for the future of human-centered workplaces where people are not only treated with dignity and respect but encouraged to be their brilliant selves. Managing conflict is not magic, though it takes intentional and sustained planning for health to win over chaos in any environment.
Our music is by Dove Pilot. Conflict Managed is produced by Third Party Workplace Conflict Restoration Services. You can find them at 3pconflictrestoraiton.com.
Conflict is normal and expected. Let’s deal with it.
