New Workshop! How to Go from Conflict to Collaboration: Building Nonprofit Teams that Thrive

If You Register and Cannot Attend, You Will Get the Webinar Recording, Slides, and Bonus Materials 

Workshop Date(s) & Time(s): 

October 29, 2025: 1pm - 3pm EST

This Workshop is Perfect for you if:

Conflict can either break your team or build it.  

Left unchecked, it erodes trust, increases stress, and slows progress. According to endless research, teams with low trust struggle to collaborate, while prolonged tension can lead to burnout, job dissatisfaction, and costly turnover. But, when managed well, productive conflict has the power to strengthen team bonds.

In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn how to resolve conflict in ways that preserve trust and morale and then take it further by building a thriving, collaborative team culture.  Unlike trainings that are theoretical, this workshop will provide you with practical tools to navigate conflict and create an atmosphere where people feel valued, engaged, and ready to perform at their best.  

Using real-world examples and case studies, you’ll learn key communication and influence strategies for measurable improvements in team performance and engagement.

Whether you’re inheriting a struggling team or working to improve an existing one, this workshop is designed for leaders at all levels.   If you manage a team that’s been slowed down by conflict, you’ll leave this workshop with an action plan to turn your team around.

During This Nonprofit Workshop, You Will Create:

• A team charter to guide your team
• A plan and script to navigate the difficult conversations in your team

During This Nonprofit Webinar, You Will Learn:

• How to mediate conflict conversations with calm and confidence
• How to use strategic empathy to respond to difficult behaviors
• How to assess your current team’s strengths and areas of development
• How to use a team charter to set the groundwork for a thriving culture
• How to align your team around a shared vision to improve motivation and focus
• How to define and implement processes and structure to improve collaboration

During This Nonprofit Workshop You Will Be Responsible For:

1. Participating in break out sessions
2. Keeping confidentiality of struggles shared by other participants
3. Creating an action plan on how you’ll implement these skills

You’ll Get These BONUS Materials:

1. Difficult Conversations Preparation Checklist
2. Short Team Assessment to help you gauge your team’s current culture
3. Worksheet to help you understand the other person better
4. The Webinar Slides 
5. The Webinar Recording 

About Your Topic Expert:

Chris is specifically qualified to teach this webinar because:

• Chris is a licensed therapist with experience working with families, adults, and adolescents
• Chris has coached hundreds of leaders through team conflict and interpersonal conflict
• He co-hosts a podcast around mastering difficult conversations and frequently presents and speaks about conflict resolution in the workplace
• Chris has led volunteer teams and chaired boards through transitions and through COVID

Chris has worked in the nonprofit and healthcare sector for more than 15 years.  Chris began his career working as a licensed therapist in multiple settings.  From there, he transitioned into training and built a Leadership and Organizational Department from the ground up - including formal mentorship and leadership development programs.

Chris founded Leadership Potential, where he partners with new nonprofit executives to confidently navigate chaotic transitions and create high-performing cultures to get things done.  This involves working with nonprofit leaders around executing strategic plans as well as addressing challenges such as conflict resolution, culture enhancement, board engagement, building influence, and fostering inclusive work environments.   Chris also serves on the board of a foundation and the board of a nonprofit.

He also co-hosts the podcast, “The Art and Science of Difficult Conversations”, where he helps people master difficult conversations in all domains of their lives.

If You Register and Cannot Attend, You Will Get the Webinar Recording, Slides and Bonus Materials