Conflict Resolution Workshop

By popular request, the Wisconsin Main Street will be hosting a workshop featuring strategies and tactics to help directors (or anyone) deal with conflict management and resolution. With all the personalities and players in our downtowns, conflict is inevitably. Deb Turcott with Oriana Solutions will be our expert presenter for this March 8th workshop. The highly interactive session will feature real-world case studies, strategies for listening, identifying communications styles, artful negotiation and de-escalation, and when to say when.

The session will be hosted in the Downtown Beloit Association’s new space at 557 E Grand Avenue, and will run from 9am-5pm with lunch on your own in the district. Doors open for coffee and networking at 8:30. Since it has been such a long time since we’ve had an in person workshop, we will be hosting a director networking session the morning of March 9th (directors are encouraged to stay for this – other attendees are welcome but not required) – topics will include the new national accreditation standards, new Main Street initiatives and other discussion – we’ll wrap up by 11:30 so everyone can get home in a timely fashion. For those staying over, we’ll coordinate some type of activity on the evening of March 8th.