Author Archives: Bruce MacAllister

About Bruce MacAllister

Bruce MacAllister holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Chemistry and Biology and a Juris Doctorate degree. He has been an attorney, ombudsman, corporate trainer, and organizational excellence and development consultant since 1979. In addition to his many years experience as a consultant, his career includes extensive work "in the trenches:" serving as a state agency general counsel, administrative law judge and arbitrator, employee relations director, corporate training director, mediation center director, in-house and contract ombudsman, and Vice President for Finance and Administration in a higher education institution. His work includes extensive organizational trouble-shooting, international business facilitations and mediations, extensive work with high-tech and defense-related organizations, and extensive work in dispute resolutions system design and administration. He has authored many articles and has a book nearing publication in the area of organizational conflict and workplace dynamics. He also has extensive experience in negotiating and mediating issues involving intellectual property and technology transfer, having worked with a variety of institutions including Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, the University of California, British Nuclear Fuels, Ltd. and many other technology-oriented clients. Other major clients include the United States Department of Energy, the United States Department of Defense, the New Mexico State Legislature, and the Federal Office of Personnel Management.

A Great Opportunity for People Interested in the Brain Science of Conflict

The Master Mediator Institute is sponsoring an exciting training program: The Science Behind the Sense: Exploring Cognitive Neuroscience in Decision Making presented with faculty from Duke University on May 3-6, 2012 is a chance to connect with leading scientists, researchers and academics as well as nationally … Continue reading

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Announcing an exciting new relationship!

We are excited to announce that the Business Excellence Solutions Team is working with the International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR) Ombudsman to implement and operate its new IFFOR Office of the Ombudsman. IFFOR is an international not-for-profit organization based … Continue reading

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Update on Recent Activities

Since my last update, our team has been extraordinarily busy with a wide variety of new projects.  This post discusses some of the highlights of the work we are doing. First and foremost, as mentioned in our last post, we … Continue reading

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Welcome Camilla Lopez!

I am delighted to welcome Camilla S. Lopez to the Business Excellence Solutions team! Camilla brings a wealth of experience and talent to the team. She holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Development and has years of experience in a wide … Continue reading

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New Ombudsman Program for Real Estate Transactions in Albuquerque

New Ombudsman Program for the Greater Albuquerque Association of REALTORS® In my November 2, 2011 blog post, “Update on Recent Activities,” I discussed a new ombudsman program that I had served as the primary consulting resource to help establish. I am … Continue reading

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2011 in Review

Summary of Activities for 2011 2011 turned out to be a busy year! During this year we worked with a number of key clients and performed challenging and rewarding work. Among others, clients this year included: The United States Department … Continue reading

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Continuing our discussion on tips for effective communication…

Twelve Tips for Effective Communication – Tip Five: Communication is Not Just Speaking So far in our on-going discussion in which we will ultimately offer “Twelve Tips” for effective communication, we have discussed four ways to help you improve your … Continue reading

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Continuing our series on tips for effective communication …

Twelve Tips for Communication Tip Four: Listen Comprehensively – the Many Levels of Listening Listening involves more than just hearing. In this post, our focus is on understanding comprehensive listening: listening in the broadest and most powerful sense.  This concept … Continue reading

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Tools for Effective Communication: Third Tool

Tools for Effective Communication: Third tool: Understanding Styles. So far, we have discussed two tools designed to help you approach an important communication: setting a goal for the outcome and planning the communication before jumping into it. Perhaps most of … Continue reading

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Recent Activities

An Update on Recent Activities If you have checked in to look for blog updates since mid-summer, you will have undoubtedly noticed that there was silence.  For those waiting for the next posting on relating to the “Twelve Tips for … Continue reading

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