DAVIS Ombuds Team
Ombuds Tips
Practical ideas for navigating everyday workplace communication,
collaboration, and conflict. Each Ombuds Tip offers a short concept or
strategy you can use to think through workplace interactions more
thoughtfully and consider different ways of moving forward.
OMBUDS TIP #1
The Ladder of Inference
Why can two people experience the same situation and reach very
different conclusions? Learn how slowing down, checking assumptions,
and asking curious questions can help reduce misunderstandings and
keep conversations productive.
Read Tip #1 →
OMBUDS TIP #2
When Collaboration Gets Stuck:
Try GRPI
When teamwork becomes difficult, the problem may not be the people.
The GRPI model helps you look at Goals, Roles, Processes, and
Interpersonal dynamics to better understand where a collaboration
may be getting stuck.
Read Tip #2 →
Small ideas that can make a difference
Workplace situations are not always simple. Ombuds Tips are designed
to offer practical ways to pause, consider what may be happening, and
approach conversations and collaboration with greater clarity.
Want to talk through a workplace situation?
The DAVIS Ombuds Team is available as a confidential, impartial,
informal, and independent resource. Employees can talk through workplace
questions or concerns, consider different perspectives, explore options,
and think through possible next steps.
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