Joan Goldsmith
A mediator, coach and educator, Joan Goldsmith has focused on leadership development, organizational change, conflict resolution, and team building with public and private organizations for over 40 years. Specializing in resolution of workplace and complex community conflicts, she co-authored with Kenneth Cloke, Resolving Conflicts at Work: 10 Strategies for Everyone on the Job; Resolving Personal and Organizational Conflict: Stories of Transformation and Forgiveness; The End of Management and the Rise of Organizational Democracy; and The Art of Waking People Up: Cultivating Awareness and Authenticity at Work. She co-authored the best-selling book Learning to Lead: A Workbook On Becoming a Leader with Warren Bennis. An expert on leadership, she coaches mediators as leaders. As a family therapist, coach and consultant, Goldsmith specializes in supporting individuals in improving their skills and life/work patterns. As a mediator of volatile community disputes she has lead healing
