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Member Directory
- Details for Individual Member
Name and/or Company:
Chris Sheesley, In-Accord, Inc.
Website:
http://www.inaccordnw.com/
Contact Information:
Phone: (503) 723-9982
Email: csheesley@inaccordnw.com
Website: www.inaccordnw.com
Fax: (503) 656-3909
1327 SE Tacoma St #132
Portland, OR 97202
Practice Description:
Chris Sheesley puts derailed workplace relationships back on track. Senior managers and HR professionals hire Chris when they recognize the need for an experienced, objective facilitator to transform high-stakes or seemingly impossible internal disputes into cooperation and employee efficiency.
With 30 years of full-time mediation experience, a client roster of hundreds of notable organizations and a track record of over 1,750 cases, Chris is among the most seasoned conflict management professionals on the West Coast. In addition to direct service, he has amassed over 5,000 hours of experience teaching dispute resolution and related skills grounded in his real-world experience.
Approach to Practice / Form of Mediation:
In one instructive case, a despairing CEO sought out Chris to address a conflict between two high-level executives. If their relationship continued to deteriorate, the CEO feared, productivity would continue to degrade, morale would implode, and the feud might become public. With so much at risk, Chris applied his five-step process to bring both managers together. He helped them craft an agreement to enhance their interactions and, significantly, improve how they viewed each other. Grateful, the CEO stopped worrying about the collapse of her executive team. Based on his decades of experience, Chris' approach to conflict resolution consulting is highly flexible.
He does not accept cases in which parties are represented by attorneys at the table.
Background:
As a full-time practitioner since 1991, Chris has conducted vast numbers of mediation and facilitation cases across the spectrum of work settings. He has served on more than eighteen conflict management rosters including Oregon Health and Sciences University, City of Portland, US Postal Service, Wellspring EAP, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Providence EAP, United Employers Association, US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and others. He strives to help employees achieve solutions to disputes, restore productivity and improve working relationships.
Education / Training:
ADVANCED DEGREES:
Marylhurst University, Oregon, MA, Organizational Communications (2002)
American University, Washington DC, BA, Peace and Conflict Resolution (1989)
TRAINING RECEIVED:
Basic mediation, Snohomish County DRC (1991)
Sp. education mediation, Justice Center of Atlanta (1994)
Large group facilitation, Confluence Northwest (1993)
Family mediation, Snohomish County DRC (1993)
Public policy facilitation, Dannemiller-Tyson Assoc. (1992)
Transformative mediation, US Postal Service (1998)
School conflict resolution, N.A.M.E. (1994
Conflict partnership, Dr. Dudley Weeks (1988)
AFFILIATIONS:
Resolutions Washington (Chair, 1998)
Federal Shared Neutrals (Committee, 1996 - 1999)
Oregon Mediation Association (Member since 1995, Board Member 2000, Standards Committee, 2001-2003)
Washington Mediation Association (Board, 1992-1993)
Association for Conflict Resolution (Since 1993)
Fee Information:
Clients hire In-Accord for high-stakes or high-risk situations within their organizations.
Practice Specialties:
Business/Commercial | Contracts | Discrimination/Harassment | Employment | Governmental | Health Care | Labor | Organizational | Workplace
Locations Served:
Baker County | Benton County | Clackamas County | Clark County (Oregon) | Clatsop County | Columbia County | Coos County | Crook County | Curry County | Deschutes County | Douglas County | Gilliam County | Grant County | Harney County | Hood River | Jackson County | Jefferson County | Josephine County | Klamath County | Lake County | Lane County | Lincoln County | Linn County | Malheur County | Marion County | Morrow County | Multnomah County | Polk County | Sherman County | Tillamook County | Umatilla County | Union County | Wallowa County | Wasco County | Washington County | Wheeler County | Yamhill County | Clark County, Washington
Language(s) Spoken:
English
Additional Professional Services:
Conflict Resolution Coaching | Consensus/Team Building | Facilitation | Training
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