James Sporleder

Even though employees may no longer work alongside one another in a traditional office setting, Workplace Violence Prevention & Response training remains essential.

This post summarizes recent reports that reveal a substantial increase in grievance-based violence along with other disturbing trends.  See why workplace violence prevention and response training is urgently needed.

"High conflict" situations are tricky, and resolution can require extra care and empathy. This post offers questions that help you determine if your conflict is “high conflict.”

HIGH CONFLICT is "conflict that becomes self-perpetuating and all consuming, in which almost everyone ends up worse off." This post's insights can help cool heated encounters between individuals in these situations, and catalyze much-needed dialogue between broader groups that find themselves at odds with one another.

This year's violent incidents in our workplaces, schools, and society have left many feeling vulnerable and helpless. In this post, topic expert James Sporleder shares a message of hope.

This year's violent incidents in our workplaces, schools, and society have left many feeling vulnerable and helpless. In this post, topic expert James Sporleder shares a message of hope.

WPV response training is known for helping people increase their chances of survival in an extreme violence event. This post explains how it can also help people behave with honor in the midst of a crisis --which, in turn, can make a significant difference in their post-event recovery.