The Types of Issues You Can Explore with the Ombuds

• Interpersonal conflict
• Issue clarification
• Competing perspectives or agendas
• Confusion about a college policy, or the perception one has been applied unfairly
• Ethical dilemmas
• Help to move beyond a perceived impasse in a work relationship
• Misunderstandings based on cultural perspectives
• Personal coaching
• Perceived retaliation or fear of retaliation
• Harassment or discrimination
• Contested ownership of intellectual property
• A troubling evaluation or grade
• Bureaucratic impasses

Resources you can use to explore some of these issues:

Coaching

Effective Communication

The Art of Apology

Books to Read