Carm Aufderheide, CSAT, MS-CRES: How we change minds

About this episode

Carm Aufderheide discusses conflict in dog breeding and training, exploring how to engage in meaningful conversations and change minds.

Carm Aufderheide, CSAT, KPA-CTP, CTDP-KA, MS-CRES, is a dog behavior consultant with a master's degree in conflict and dispute resolution. In this episode, Carm and I talk about conflict in the dog breeding world - and in dog training, human politics, and other parts of life. Why are we as humans so likely to fall into conflict with others? Why is it so hard to convince others of your viewpoint when you're in conflict with them? How can we do things differently so we can start having meaningful conversations with others in which we and they are able to think deeply about why we believe what we believe? To learn more about Carm, check out https://www.northstartraining.info/ - note that in addition to dog training services, she does consults to help with conflict resolution. In this episode, Carm and I talk about a lot of books that she recommends. They are: Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection, by Charles Duhigg How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion, by David McRaney High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out, by Amanda Ripley Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It, by…

People in this episode

Guest: Carm Aufderheide

Topics covered

• dog behavior
• conflict resolution
• communication
• dog breeding
• human politics
• persuasion

Keywords

• dog behavior
• conflict resolution
• communication
• persuasion
• dog training
• human conflict

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: North Star Training

Books & works: Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection, How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion, High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out, Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It, Street Epistemology

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