In this episode, I chat to Emma Broomfield, Founder & Lead Facilitator at Locale Learning. We sat down to talk about the Political Wellbeing Summit 2025 that Locale Learning is hosting to explore how political leaders can build resilience, manage stress and foster a culture of civility in governance. Emma shares the inspiration behind the summit and why political wellbeing is more critical than ever in today’s fast-paced, high-pressure leadership environment. We discuss why politica...

In this episode I interview Samantha Hardy about why she thinks conflict can be useful and helpful, what drives conflict and how we can manage it in a constructive way when we have those difficult conversations in Council. You will take so much away from this conversation that you can put into practice which will help you manage your emotions when you feel triggered so you respond rather than react. Samantha's mission in life is to help people think differently about confli...

In this episode Anne- Marie chats with the world's leading expert on managing high-conflict behaviours Bill Eddy. Bill shares insights from his latest book "Our new world of Adult Bullies: How to Spot them and how to Stop them." In this episode Bill talks about the different forms of bullying, the underlying causes, practical strategies for dealing with bullies and how to communiicate effectively with a bully. Bullying is happenning everywhere in almost every area of our lives and you will f...

In this episode, I chat to Emma Broomfield, Founder & Lead Facilitator at Locale Learning. Locale Learning was established in 2020 with the mission to deliver a new kind of leadership support for local councilors. In this episode, we chat about the framework she has developed for moving Councillors from “competition to collaboration” to address ongoing and unresolved conflict within the elected body. We also talk about what makes it hard to address conflict in local government and what co...

In this episode I chat to Peter Singer, Mediator, Negotiator and Problem Solver. Peter works with CEOs, Government Department Heads, Business Owners, Business Partners, Corporate Executives and legal professionals, to identify approaches to unlock business deadlocks. In this episode we chat about why cultivating good culture within the Councillor group is so important to effective governance and he also describes his framework for managing conflict. Website - https://bondnational...

Welcome to the podcast Cut the Conflict in Council. If you work in Local Government this podcast will give you the insights and tools on how to navigate conflict effectively and handle those difficult conversations without losing your cool. Ongoing conflict creates stress and an unhealthy workplace. I am currently the Mayor at my local Council, an award-winning lawyer, mediator and conflict management specialist. I train, coach and mentor people on how to manage conflict effectively.&nb...