Stewart Levine

City Oakland
Country United States
Business/Org ResolutionWorks
Website http://www.resolutionworks.com

Facilitator with over 30 years of experience in training, consulting, management and mediation. Developed method of establishing collaboration and resolving conflict. Consistent record of innovation and special recognition. Recognized for skill in creating agreement and empowerment under challenging circumstances. Worked with many Fortune 500 Companies like American Express, Genentic, Honda and Oracle; Government Agencies such as USDA; USDOD; NGO’s like the World Bank; Association of Association Executives; American Bar Association and Society for Human Resource Planning; and Academic Institutions such as the University of San Francisco. Featured in an article about "Trend Setters" in the legal profession. Book "Getting to Resolution: Turning Conflict into Collaboration” (Berrett- Koehler 1998) was an Executive Book Club Selection, named one of the 30 Best Business Books of 1998, endorsed by Dr. Stephen Covey and featured in "The Futurist" magazine. “The Book of Agreement” (Berrett-Koehler 2002) endorsed by many thought leaders and called more practical than the classic “Getting to Yes.”

EXPERIENCE

  • 1992- Present, ResolutionWorks
    Principal; Management Consulting, Training, Mediation
  • Developed and applied “Resolutionary” model of collaboration and conflict resolution to personal and professional disputes such as partnership dissolution; employer-employee disputes; employment contracts and divorce. Clients and seminar participants include AT&T, , Chevron, District of Columbia, IBM, Intel, General Motors, Herman Miller, Hewlett-Packard, Kaiser Nestle Beverage, Oracle, Stanford University, The Tom Peters Group, Visa, University of San Francisco, Sacramento County, SHRM, USArmy, USDA, USNavy; World Bank
  • International Seminar Leader - Designed and Taught 500 seminars in the U.S., Canada, Australia, England, Scotland, Ireland and New Zealand on a variety of management topics including Leadership, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Self-Directed Teams, Advanced Customer Service; Negotiation; Dealing With Conflict Anger And Emotion; Coaching and Counseling Skills; Project Management; Persuasive Writing; Transition From Technical Professional to Manager.
  • Designed and facilitated educational programs for the American Bar Association: Guardians of the Sacred Trust; The Dance of Agreement; Profiles in Law Practice Excellence; Competencies Needed for Success in the 21st Century; Getting To Resolution; 911- Respond & Recover.
  • Developed collaboration and conflict resolution method endorsed by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee examining case resolution in the U.S. Federal Courts. Taught methods of Alternative Dispute Resolution to Federal Employees
  • Reduced costs of resolving business and personal conflicts by an average of 80% for all clients served.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

    J.D., 2ith Honors; Rutgers University School of Law 1972
    Law Review, Student Writing Editor

    B.A., Economics; The Maxwell School, Syracuse University 1968

    Bar Admissions:

    New Jersey, 1973; New York, 1980; Pennsylvania, 1983; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Tax Court; US District Court, Northern District of California

Stewart Levine is the author of many books including:

For a full biography of Mr. Levine, visit the ResolutionWorks website at http://www.resolutionworks.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=FAQ&file=inde...

My Articles

Creating a Culture of Agreement and Resolution

07 Sep 2008
Stewart Levine

Is there a simple and elegant way of building and transforming an organizations' culture? I wonder about this question when I repeatedly hear the phrase 'cultural change' as the goal for an organizational strategic initiative.

Managing By Agreement

07 Sep 2008
Stewart Levine

The capacity of technology is far greater than what most of us need. Regulation is way behind trying to catch up to the reality of actual practice. This is true with technology, the internet, patents, biotechnology, finance, utilities, mergers etc., etc., etc....! Many people are feeling disoriented because our foundation of standards and accepted ways of doing things has crumbled. We have no solid ground to stand on, and it's not going back to the way it was!

Professionalism: On Becoming a Resolutionary

07 Sep 2008
Stewart Levine

During my second year of law school I had my first "real" lawyer's job. I was an intern at a local legal services clinic. On my first day I was handed 25 cases "to work on." This would be my "job" for the semester. Three weeks later I asked the managing attorney for more cases. When he asked about the 25 that he gave me, I told him that I resolved them.

The Power of Agreement

07 Sep 2008
Stewart Levine

Crafting effective agreements is an elegant way of arriving at a shared vision, either as the final step of resolving conflict, or at the beginning of a new project, transaction or relationship.
When you think about "agreements," you probably think of difficult negotiations, and long legal documents.