Safety Talk Ep 11 - Conflict Resolution

Dr. Cletus R. Bulach joins Safety Talk this week. Dr. Bulach is a retired Ohio school superintendent and associate professor emeritus at the University of West Georgia. This episode dives into human relations and how various levels of openness and trust come into play. We also discuss the nine forms of power that are used to control others and how to deal with conflicts in relationships.

He is the author of numerous articles in educational journals and is co-author of the two books: School Climate and Culture Vis-à-vis Student Learning: Keys to Collaborative Problem Solving and Responsibility. His second book is Enhancing A High Performing School Culture and Climate: New Insights for Improving Schools. The second book focuses on human relations problems that interfere with creating a positive school culture and climate: Poor interpersonal communications and inability to cope with conflict.