COME AND TAKE THEM – ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
This immortalized response by king Leonidas of Sparta to the Persian king Xerxes in 480 BC, symbolizes the best known way conflict has been resolved in nature and humanity since time immemorial: clash until there is one standing. Human cultural evolution, however, has produced a multitude of other methods to resolve conflict, whenever resolution is, indeed, necessary. Because a more sophisticated view on conflict reveals that it is often ambivalent and may occasionally be useful. In this presentation we will briefly analyze the concept of conflict, its scope, its valence, its functionality and dysfunctional, its management and, ultimately, the most suitable resolution methods within context.
Dr. Voliotis (https ://www.linkedin.com/in/seraphimvoliotis/) seeks to combine academic knowledge with practical experience. His current academic interests lie in Critical Reasoning, Business Ethics, Conflict Management and Game Theory. In parallel he practices Negotiation, Mediation and Strategic litigation. He teaches postgraduate courses at the Universities of Athens, Cyprus, Bremen and has authored and managed the Negotiation and Conflict Management and the Ethical Leadership modules at the University of London on-line MBA. In parallel, he leads executive seminars via the consultancy Sapientia et Veritas he has co-founded (www.sapientiaveritas.com) or in collaboration with reputable organizations such as Said Business School (University of Oxford). He also consults executives and organizations in negation, mediation and strategic litigation and teaches negotiation and strategy at Hellenic Air Force War School. In his spare time he offers tuition on the management of family conflict for parents/guardians and on the philosophical and mathematical foundations of knowledge for charismatic children, via the non-profit branch of Sapientia et Veritas (www.sapientiaveritas.org) in collaboration with reputable organizations that promote the welfare of children