🎙️In this first 2024 episode of Conflict Managed with the phenomenal Joyce Washington, join us as we delve into key topics that are essential for nurturing professional growth: 🌟 Learning the art of flexibility as a cornerstone for career advancement 🌱 Building resilience to navigate the twists and turns of your professional journey 🗣️ Exploring the reciprocal nature of respect in fostering honest and respectful work conversations 🧘‍♂️ Understanding the importance of staying present in your body during challenging discussions 🚀 Embracing difficulties as opportunities for personal and professional growth Conflict Managed is available on all podcast platforms. Tune in for valuable insights to kickstart your year on a positive note! Joyce Washington has over 38 years of experience in change management, talent development, multi-functional operational management, internal/external communications, recruiting, and logistics planning. She has a career record of transforming organizational cultures by analyzing current processes and creating and implementing high-impact business solutions/strategies that enhance productivity and maximize operational efficiency. These skills were honed over her entire 42-year career in corporate America. She gained disaster response experience as a catastrophe claims manager. She and her team responded to and were the face of Allstate Insurance Company during major natural and manmade disasters for over 25 years. Her passion is mentoring leaders and growing diverse teams. She rose through the ranks of a Fortune 100 company beginning in 1971, and through her effort, diversity leadership in her division increased. Her personal story is that she was often the first or only person of color or woman in leadership. Joyce holds an MBA and a Master of Strategy Communication. She is a community leader, racial justice advocate, facilitator, and Disaster Recovery Manager for the NW TN Development District.  Joyce serves as President of the Weakley County Reconciliation Project, Vice-Chair of the Advisory Board of the College of Business and Global Affairs at the University of Tennessee at Martin, and Recording Secretary for the Martin Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. She is an active member of the Refreshing Church of Martin, TN.  Conflict Managed is produced by Third Party Workplace Conflict Restoration Services and hosted by Merry Brown. You can find them online at 3pconflictrestoration.com.