S8-Ep6: Work, War, and In-Between: An International Peace Negotiator’s Top Tips for Resolving Conflict

Guest: John, Lord Alderdice, Peer in the House of Lords

Wars are raging again, yet peace IS possible. Getting there provides invaluable lessons for leaders dealing with conflict everywhere, whether it’s in the workplace or the battlefield. John, Lord Alderdice, has helped peace happen.

 

From the Good Friday Agreement that ended the Troubles and brought peace to Northern Ireland, to understanding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Lord Alderdice has been involved in numerous peace negotiations.  But finding peace requires a special kind of leader — one which may be in short supply lately.

Lord Alderdice reveals to host Maureen Metcalf the leadership qualities that bring peace, promote peace, and maintain peace.

Here's what John and Maureen cover:

1. Why conflict is rooted in relationships – sometimes centuries old – more than specific actions or grievances;
2. How the factors influencing conflict go far beyond the two sides we see fighting; and
3. The importance of knowing that future generations pay the consequences of our actions today.

Produced in partnership with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org.

 

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• Reality Lost: How Disinformation Shapes Your World with Tara McGowan
• The Good Fight: Using Productive Conflict with Liane Davey
• Empowering Women for the Prosperity of Nations with Amanda Ellis & Augusto Lopez-Claros

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RESOURCES:  

Lord Alderdice edited Faith and Modernity: A Muslim-Christian Conversation. It’s available at https://amzn.to/46Hk1Bt.

 

Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. 

Maureen’s latest book is Innovative Leadership & Followership in the Age of AI. It’s available at https://amzn.to/3FqkYCi. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. 

 

Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:

• Own the AI Revolution by Neil Sahota
• Time and Chance by Kim Campbell
• Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller, the Man Who Created Nancy by Bill Griffith
• The Five Lost Superpowers: Why We Lost Them & How to Get Them Back by John Reid, et al

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Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli

Working for Peaceful Resolutions Daily: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox

 

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About Our Guest:  

John, Lord Alderdice, FRCPsych, is a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords, and was the Chairman of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords during the Liberal/Conservative Coalition Government. He also speaks for the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland in the House of Lords, and as Leader of the Alliance, he played a significant role in the negotiation of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. When the Northern Ireland Assembly was elected, he became its first Speaker. In 2004 he retired as Speaker on being appointed by the British and Irish Governments to be one of the four members of the International Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC), put in place to close down the operations of the paramilitary organizations and monitor security normalization.