Keystone Center Pres. encourages students to develop conflict and problem solving skills

October 19, 2011

Peter Adler, President of the Keystone Center, spoke to the PLC first year class this week, engaging student with stories about his own leadership experience and encouraging students to be serious about learning problem solving techniques in order to develop their leadership skills. He also challenged students to embrace conflict resolution skill training, as an essential skill-set in their leadership development education.

Adler is author of a number of published articles and the book “Eye of the Storm Leadership.” The book offers 15 tenets of leadership that range from; 'Turbo-Charge Negotiations' to 'Choreograph the Dance.'

The Keystone Center itself applies consensus-building and scientific information to energy, environmental issues, and health-related policy problems. The Center also offers extensive training and professional education programs to educators and business leaders and runs the Keystone Science School in the Rocky Mountains.