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Louise Phipps Senft's Being Relational
Louise is an expert in high stakes mediation and facilitation where the relationships matter. She is passionate about bringing together people who have been unsuccessful at collaboration in order to create previously impossible breakthroughs. Louise spent 20 years as a pioneer in the field of conflict resolution before publishing her first book, Being Relational: The Seven Ways to Quality Interaction and Lasting Change, a #1 Amazon Best Selling New Release in Health and Communications. Louise has shared her message as the keynote speaker at the Go for the Greens Conference, The Trucking Industry Defense Association’s Annual Conference, and the Women President’s Organization’s Annual Conference. Louise has 3 times been named one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women and a Top 100 Minority Business Owner in 2009 and 2014.

Speaking
BEING RELATIONAL: SPEECH THEMES

WOMEN Roar With the Lions: Joining the Pride and Bringing In Others

EXECUTIVES How to Use Your Power to Empower

HEALTHCARE Communication is Care: Creating a Relational Patient Experience

FAMILY BUSINESS How to Foster Strong Professional Relationships When Working With Someone You Love

RELATIONSHIPS Being Relational to Build a Closer Bond

Being Relational: The Seven Ways to Quality Interaction
Being Relational, written by Louise Phipps Senft and William Senft, details ways of being in relation to others that will change the way you view your power to create the lasting change that you want – maximizing well-being for yourself and for others.

The Authors Married for more than 30 years and in the business of peacemaking together for more than 20, Louise Phipps Senft and William Senft are a uniquely creative and energetic couple. They are business and law professors, mediators, lawyers, entrepreneurs, parents of five children, and in William’s case, youth sports coach and clergy. In their many years of experience at their firm Baltimore Mediation, they have gained a unique perspective on the ways that leaders and others manage conflict, experience conflict, manage themselves in conflict, solve problems, build relationships, and make their way in the world.

About the Book Being Relational is written in an engaging, conversational style. It isn’t an academic piece but does take a deep dive into what it means to be relational. It provides practical guidance and real life examples; the tone of the book draws on a voice that works well in live presentations yet it is not preachy. It strikes an emotional chord that is balanced with practical guidance and practices. Louise is an experienced author of magazine and journal articles, a professional speaker and lecturer. She is widely recognized as a leader in the field of conflict resolution and mediation. William was formerly a high-school English teacher and speaks regularly as a homilist. He is also an active blogger commenting on the issues of the day from a relational perspective.