Strategic Negotiating
Program Facilitators
Arthur Ridgeway
Arthur Ridgeway, Ph.D., is a registered psychologist
who works as a consultant and facilitator for various client organizations,
government agencies, and educational institutions. Arthur specializes in
the design and implementation of strategic process interventions aimed at
effecting personal, professional and organizational change.
In addition to his consulting practice, he leads public
seminars and in-house programs on a wide range of topics including communication,
team effectiveness, leadership development and conflict resolution. He works
in the field of dispute resolution as a mediator/facilitator/trainer specializing
in resolving workplace conflicts and designing resolution systems.
Arthur is a senior associate with the Niagara Institute
and a senior trainer with the Justice Institute of B.C., Centre for Conflict
Resolution. He has worked as a co-chair/facilitator on the Union – Management
Partnering Best Practices Study Tour and the Performance Management Program
for the Conference Board of Canada.
Internationally, he is working as the expert representing
Canada at the APEC Alternative Dispute Resolution Executive Education Project
in Bangkok, Thailand and Mexico City, Mexico. In addition, he was a facilitator
in the Pacific Public Management Executive Program in Australia for the
Asia Development Bank Institute.
Arthur’s work is based on the premise that effective
change does not result from single events or quick fix solutions, but rather
on a planned approach toward professional and organizational development.
His work with groups is aimed at increasing individual understanding, altering
behavioural and organizational patterns, and developing commitment to implementing
lasting change.
His unique blend of skill, combined with the use of
practical life examples and humour, makes him a particularly effective leader
of professional and organizational development.
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