September 22 & 29, 2025 at 9:00AM

Conflict is inevitable. It’s a part of everyday life and can occur in any organization. Our Conflict Navigation Workshop explores the nuances of conflict, identifies strategies to navigate conflict, and provides insights that allow organizations to achieve a culture that values differences and creates unity. Our methodology facilitates conflict navigation by helping people understand not only their own strengths and challenges but also those of others around them.

The True Colors Conflict Navigation Advanced Certification Training provides Certified Facilitators with everything they need to deliver a remarkable and valuable workshop. The training will incorporate practical and useful activities applying True Colors concepts providing a wonderful opportunity to enhance your life and the life of others.

Key Training Outcomes:

• Understand the causes, characteristics, and cures for conflict
• Understand fundamental elements of conflict and negotiations
• Recognize how to use key concepts regarding conflict to improve daily life
• Broaden your perspective of conflict resolution and negotiations using True Colors

Please Note: You must have already completed the Personal Success Workshop Training and be a current and active True Colors Certified Facilitator to register for this training.

Meet the Instructor:

Dr. Bill Behrens has been a Master Trainer and Executive Trainer for True Colors since 1985.  He has trained and worked with diverse educational groups including the Tennessee State Department of Education, Erie 1 BOCES, and Humboldt County Office of Education, Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District as well as many individual school sites.  He has also worked with many businesses including Disney, Farmers Insurance, General Electric, Google, and Kraft Foods.  On August 6, 2012, Bill was honored to receive a Life-Time Achievement Award from the International True Colors Association (ITCA) “In appreciation and recognition of his 27 years of dedicated work, training True Colors Facilitators throughout the world.”

Bill is an award-winning educator who retired in 2012 completing his 33-year career in public education as the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Development in the Temecula Valley Unified School District.  Bill’s master’s degree is in Organizational Development and his doctorate is in Educational Leadership.  During his years of service, he was a classroom teacher at the elementary, middle, and high school levels in the areas of math, music, and physical education.  Additionally, Bill has been a principal at all three levels.  He also provided district level leadership as the Director of Elementary Education, Director of Secondary Education and Coordinator of Human Resources Development. He continues the work he commenced in 1999 as a university professor at Brandman University and La Sierra University.  Coursework topics include Leadership, Professional Development, Organizational Development, Change, Communication, Teambuilding, and Research Design. Bill enjoys the development of people and organizations to enhance performance.  He is particularly drawn to the topics of communication and leadership.