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Everyday life is filled with interactions between superiors and subordinates.Whether you are up or down the food chain, you have to work with someone who has either more or less power than you.Join Columbia University Professor Peter Coleman, as we discuss his new book Making Conflict Work to learn what you can do in these difficult situations.\n\nPeter T. Coleman is an expert in the field of conflict resolution; researching, writing, practicing and teaching on it for over 20 years. His work as a scientist, educator, mediator, and organizational conflict consultant set the stage for\xa0Making Conflict Work. Dr. Coleman holds a Ph.D. in Social/Organizational Psychology from Columbia University, where he today serves as Professor of Psychology and Education and holds a joint-appointment in Social-Organizational Psychology at Teachers College and at The Earth Institute. Dr. Coleman is Director of the\xa0Morton Deutsch\xa0International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution\xa0at Teachers College, Columbia University, Chair of Columbia University\u2019s Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict, and Complexity, and a research affiliate of the\xa0International Center for Complexity and Conflict\xa0at The Warsaw School for Social Psychology.\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 \n\nStephen Kotev is a Washington D.C. based conflict resolution consultant offering mediation, negotiation and facilitation services, conflict coaching, training and somatic education to private and government clients. He holds a Master of Science degree from George Mason University\u2019s School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution and a black belt in the Japanese martial art of Aikido. Stephen is a nationally recognized expert on how to maintain your performance under pressure and the Chair of the Association for Conflict Resolution\u2019s Taskforce on Safety in ADR.