Guests: Deidre Combs and Maggie Craddock

Deidre Combs is the author of three books on cross-cultural approaches to resolving conflict and overcoming challenges: The Way of Conflict, Worst Enemy, Best Teacher and Thriving Through Tough Times. The books integrate common wisdom from the world’s lasting cultural traditions with systems theory and brain research. She provides leadership and conflict strategies as a management consultant, coach, mediator and professor.  Combs has worked with a variety of corporate, government and NGO clients including Aveda Corporation, Montana State University, the US Forest Service, US Postal Service, IBM, and Landmine Survivors Network.  Website:  www.combsandcompany.com

Maggie Craddock is an executive coach who has worked with clients at all levels on the professional spectrum - from people entering the workforce to Fortune 500 CEOs.  She has been featured on CNBC, National Public Radio and quoted in national publications including the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune.  Maggie is the author of Power Genes: Understanding Your Power Persona and How to Wield it at Work (Harvard Business Review Press: June, 2011) and The Authentic Career: Following the Path of Self-Discovery to Professional Fulfillment. She has also written several nationally syndicated articles on behavioral dynamics in the workplace, and her work has been discussed in publications ranging from Harvard Business Review to Oprah Magazine.  Website: www.workplacerelationships.com
 

Host Charmaine Hammond known as The Bounce Forward expert is a sought after expert in leadership, team resilience, and courageous dialogue. As a professional speaker and corporate trainer, she helps teams move beyond the barriers to success.   Website:  www.hammondgroup.biz