Douglas McCarthy is a qualified Mediator in private practice. He is also an award-winning speaker and seminar leader; competing twice in the world championship of public speaking. Combining these two specialties permits Doug to offer a very unique and value added service, which he does as the founder of CALM COMMUNICATIONS -Communicating effectively in difficult situations.
Douglas McCarthy specializes in conflicts within and between Organizations.
Most popular series of three workshops:
~ "I HEARD WHAT YOU SAID; DID YOU HEAR WHAT I SAID?" (Effective Communication for Leaders)
~ MANAGING THE DIFFICULT CONVERSATION (Discussing what Matters Most)
~ CONFLICT RESOLUTION (Dispute Resolution Strategies)
Doug is also an experienced Parliamentary Chair and is able to help boards and councils through the deliberative process; particularly in situations where the decisions are difficult or there are strong, emotional points of view. He is a member of the American Institute of Parliamentarians and is well versed in Robert's Rules and the rules of order.
Related seminar topics include: Meetings: from Storming to Performing; De-fanging the Hostile Audience; Why I Hate Meetings; Making Meetings Matter.
May 15, 2012 - Bill Hogg
This is the third in our series that looks at leadership capacity and its impact on organizational growth. The full series will be available for download as a white paper once it is completed. In our last article, we discussed the characteristics of transformational leadersh…May 15, 2012 - Greg Schinkel
Admit it; you’ve had managers you wanted to see succeed and you’ve likely worked for others that you didn’t respect or trust. And you’ve had occasions where you threw everything you had at your job and other times where you dialed it back to idle. Man…May 15, 2012 - Mary Charleson
Just plugging a little shameless promotion for my friends at the BCAMA. They do an annual marketing conference each year called VISION. Now in it’s 22nd year, VISION features outstanding speakers, excellent networking, and great visionary thinking. This year is no exce…May 14, 2012 - Merge Gupta-Sunderji
The great folks at PDNet and CGA Canada have invited me to deliver a live webcast ” Getting Your Ideas Across to Management” on Thursday May 24, 2012 at 9 AM Pacific Time. If you’ve never attended a live web event before, it’s a great way to get focused relevan…
