A few years back, while Tammy was donating blood, a Red Cross nurse asked, What do you do for a living? Negotiation and conflict resolution, replied Tammy. Without missing a beat, the nurse slapped her hand on Tammy’s forehead, as though taking her temperature. Let me get this right, she said. You willingly walk into conflict?
Indeed. In fact, few things delight Dr. Tammy Lenski more than helping people simplify problem solving, negotiate better, and transform conflict into peace of mind.
For 15 years as a master mediator, negotiation consultant, educator, speaker, and author she has ignited radical problem-solving shifts, inspired individuals to fine-tune their persuasive voice, untangled complex states of group and interpersonal conflict, and resolved messy matters before they did further damage. Using a simple, non-prescriptive approach she’s dubbed “Conflict Zen,” Tammy has taught thousands of individuals how to shift conflict, simplify negotiation, and get back on track.
Founder and principal of Tammy Lenski LLC, a conflict resolution and negotiation firm serving organizations and individuals worldwide, Tammy has been quoted and featured in numerous media outlets, addressed conferences across the U.S, and her work published in textbooks and academic journals.
She’s has also served on conflict resolution boards and panels, including the New Hampshire Supreme Court ADR Committee; the New England Association for Conflict Resolution board; New Hampshire Probate Court mediator panel, and SquareTrade, provider of worldwide dispute resolution for eBay.
Prior to founding her firm, Tammy had more than a decade of experience as a college vice president, dean and faculty member. Tammy earned her bachelor’s degree in world literature from Middlebury College, her master’s and doctoral degrees in higher education with an emphasis on adult learning and behavior change from The University of Vermont, and her post-grad certificate (500 hours) in mediation and conflict management from Woodbury College, where she later served for a decade on the core faculty of the nationally recognized Mediation & Applied Conflict Studies program.
In addition to her full-time private practice, Tammy is a guest lecturer at Lipscomb University’s Institute for Conflict Management and a faculty member in Marlboro College Graduate School’s Health Care Administration program, where she teaches negotiation and conflict resolution.
Tammy’s award-winning book for mediators, Making Mediation Your Day Job, was a ForeWord Review 2009 Book of the Year Finalist.
In her spare time, Tammy is a member of the Monadnock Rotary Club; serves several boards, including the Monadnock Humane Society and the Canine Agility Training Society; volunteers for a number of community initiatives; and enjoys running, hiking, kayaking, dog agility, and dry stone walling.
