The way we disagree affects whether or not differences turn into conflict and ongoing tension, and influences whether or not our important personal and professional relationships are buffered from the negative effects of conflict.

The way we disagree determines whether conflict hijacks our time and drains our energy, or whether it leads us to greater collaboration, better decisions, and stronger relationships.

For over two decades Dr. Tammy Lenski has brought the tools and skills of the professional mediator, executive coach, and conflict resolution speaker and teacher to help individuals, pairs, and teams better navigate disagreement, address friction, and build alignment.

Tammy’s current work centers on helping people disagree better by creating the conditions for robust collaboration and sound decisions while also fostering resilient personal and professional relationships.

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About Tammy

Dr. Tammy Lenski founded her conflict resolution firm in 1997 after a decade in higher education leadership, serving as a dean, vice president, and assistant professor. In addition to working with private clients, she’s served on the faculty of four U.S. graduate programs, including as co-founder of the world’s first master’s degree in mediation.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in world literature from Middlebury College, master’s and doctorate in higher education leadership from The University of Vermont, and a post-doc certificate in mediation and conflict resolution from Woodbury College.

Tammy has served on numerous boards, committees, and professional panels, including the New England Association for Conflict Resolution, New Hampshire Supreme Court ADR Committee, New Hampshire Conflict Resolution Association, Vermont Women in Higher Education, New Hampshire Probate Court Mediation Panel, SquareTrade Mediator Panel (mediation for eBay), the New England Resource Center for Higher Education Think Tank, and the Monadnock Humane Society. She’s served as keynote speaker and presenter for countless regional, national, and international conflict resolution conferences, private organizations, and higher education groups.

Her two books, The Conflict Pivot and Making Mediation Your Day Job, have sold more than 20,000 copies worldwide. Her conflict resolution blog has readers on six continents and at organizations as diverse as Daimler AG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Intel, Kennedy Center, Kaiser Permanente, Harvard University, MIT, NOAA, the U.S. Small Business Association, and the FBI.

Tammy lives in New Hampshire with her husband of 31 years and an exuberant mutt. When she’s not working, she’s usually hiking, competing in dog agility, gardening, or conducting genealogical research.