From peace talks to business leader coaching, Lira Low has helped some of the toughest personalities in deadlocked negotiations to come unstuck and see a way through to new possibilities. This online workshop explores how navigating sensitive and difficult conversations with armed rebels and business family members are much more similar than we think; especially when relationships are at the heart of those discussions. From building trust to understanding needs and motivations, Lira will share tips on how neuroscience can be applied to conflict resolution skills in order to approach difficult conversations in new ways, and to help families move forward - starting with getting ourselves unstuck first.
The workshop will also include breakout group discussions to keep it just as engaging and interactive as an in-person session. We believe it will be a valuable learning experience for everyone involved.
Event Agenda
4.00pm - 4.05pm: Welcome & Introduction
4.05pm - 4.35pm: Presentation by Lira Low
4.35pm - 4.55pm: Breakout Group Discussion
4.55pm - 5.15pm: Wrap-Up & Q&A
Speakers
Lira Low
Founder of The Mencius Advisory
Lira Low is a founder and leader in conflict resolution, mediation, trauma expertise, and conflict coaching for families, companies and executive leadership.
With a background in career diplomacy (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore) and private diplomacy, she specialised in international armed conflict mediation with the Geneva-based Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD) as well as trauma and mental health support in private counselling practice before pioneering trauma-informed mediation at HD and then founding her leadership advisory company The Mencius Advisory based in Zürich, Switzerland. Being a multi linguist and having lived on four continents - Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Europe, she draws on intercultural understanding and more than 14 years of experience to provide strategic counsel and training in conflict management, peacebuilding, leadership and group coaching, as well as mediation and therapy services to diverse clients around the world in the corporate, humanitarian and family business fields.
As the third generation of a family business herself, she serves the rising next-generation members of family businesses, offering training and coaching focused on wellbeing, resilience, and impactful leadership. This brings together her conflict resolution skills, therapy practice and multicultural fluency to facilitate sensitive conversations that produce healing paths and life-changing results within a safe space. Her expertise works at complimentary levels that promotes healthy families and family businesses starting with personal inner work of the individual, aims to preserve relationships and family values in successful legacy planning, and enhances ease, family harmony and greater impact through the generations.
