Partnering & Speaking

Gabrielle is available for panel discussion on anything focused on making difficult relationships better.

These talks are for both professional groups and general audiences (tailored specifically to the client).

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Gabrielle is a dynamic speaker, available to address your audience on negotiation strategy, how to get the most out of your relationships as well as all issues relating to divorce, breaking up and separation.

She addresses both professional organizations as well as general audiences.

Have Gabrielle address your group for an hour, a half-day session or as part of a longer program.

She is exclusively represented by Brightsight Speakers.

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Image of Gabrielle Hartley speaking about her book, Better Apart

Gabrielle is available for panel discussion on anything focused on making difficult relationships better.

These talks are for both professional groups and general audiences (tailored specifically to the client).

SPEAKING TOPICS

1. HOW TO MOVE BEYOND INTRACTABLE CONFLICT

Through storytelling and break out exercises Gabrielle will show you how you can get past and move beyond conflict, no matter how impossibly intractable it appears.

All too often, we are vested in our positions, and stuck in having to be right. By moving away from the WHAT we are asking for and leaning into WHY we need it, you can vastly improve relationships and productivity at work and at home.

By taking a step back and starting to understand the emotional story or the WHY of the argument is the most transformative tool to move beyond positional conflict.

Gabrielle is straight talking and animated in her delivery senseless argument loops and to work better together, even when you disagree.

2. CONFLICT RESOLUTION 101: THE 5 KEYS TO DISRUPT THE CONFLICT CYCLE, IMPROVE COMMUNICATION AND GET TO RESOLUTION

We are fighting more than ever, at home, at work and in life. Through her 25 years of experience bringing people with polarized perspectives to agreement she will help your team and organization understand how to come together by using her 5 step system:

Clarify: What are we arguing about?
Listen: What’s really going on?
Optimize: How do we turn it around?
Strategize: How do we establish a hierarchy of what issues to handle?
Evolve: Making Concessions and Compromises

Gabrielle will help your organization and team implement a culture of improved communication.

3. THE SECRET TO GETTING ALONG: 3 STEPS TO CREATING BETTER TEAMS

The secret to changing cultures for the better is defining the conflict.

There are many kinds of conflict from intrapersonal(inner conflict, when a person has to choose between diverging paths) and interpersonal(conflict with other people due to different goals, ideas, or styles)

Conflict isn’t ideal, but it’s not bad either. Conflict ends up getting us to better results. It helps to push us towards the conversations that our teams and organizations need to have.

It’s an opportunity to get better and improve ourelves and our teams.

The best part is learning to handle conflict is a skill that can be learned.

Gabriellewill teach you her YES Method for creating better conflict resolution:

Your Part In The Conflict – Understanding Your Contribution To The Conflict
Emotional Story – Understanding That it Might Not Be About You At All
Shelving Conversations – Understanding Which Battles To Fight & Which To Ignore

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TESTIMONIALS

“Gabrielle Hartley is an energetic and motivational speaker who informed and inspired attendees at our annual conference about client care and self care related to divorce mediation. Attendees enjoyed her session and suggested we bring her back for a future event. As an event planner, I also appreciate Gabrielle’s professionalism as we prepared for the conference. Gabrielle met deadlines and was truly vested in making sure that she delivered for our attendees and the organization.”

Patty Murray
Executive Director of the NYSCDM

“Gabrielle is full of verve, spirit and tenacity as she is leading a change in the conversation around divorce by building a positive and empowering environment for women to be strong, confident and fearless. I have seen Gab energize a room full of women and motivate them as she shares her insights and tips on how to be “better apart” and the “best you ever”. Gab is true to her word, vivacious, fun and trustworthy, she fills a room with her energy and sincere smile. I know that when she says she will do something, like a best friend, she will go above and beyond to make it happen.”

Judy Herbst
Director of PR & Partnerships, Worthy.com