Before taking up residence in Taos in 2000, John spent two decades
as a troubleshooter for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
He did global, regional and country management reviews for the organization
and implementing partners in a variety of contexts in over 30 countries
around the world. His work changed the way the organization understood
its humanitarian relief operations in the most complex wars and natural
disasters. As part of his work he conducted community needs assessments,
developed organizational strategy, and assumed group facilitation
and mediation roles.
John now works with businesses and organizations to help management
and employees establish and maintain a common purpose, identify tangible
steps toward company goals, and develop clearer, more open relations
among employees. He uses his extensive background in conducting in-depth
interviews, working with small groups and his skills in conflict mediation.
John co-founded the Taos Co-Mediation Partnership in 2002. He has
conducted private arbitration and mediation for individuals and businesses,
and pro bono mediations in the Taos County Magistrate Court. He has
most recently had a consulting relationship with Dimond Mortgage.
His journalistic work has appeared in the New York Times, International
Herald Tribune, Travel and Leisure Magazine and on ABC World News
Tonight. During the 2004 fall semester he taught a course in international
politics at the University of New Mexico in Taos.
A Testimonial on John’s work.
“John’s skills and ease encouraged dialogue and openness and there
was a general sense that issues that were previously unspoken were
shared and addressed. Strategies and adjustments were developed and
implemented quickly and in a manner that encouraged the whole staff.
I’m convinced that having engaged John Richardson in this manner at
such an early stage of our business’s existence was an invaluable
means of setting the tone and temperament for the business for years
to come. John and I have agreed that we will continue with such mediated
meetings once or twice a year to sustain and improve upon the positive
results we experienced.”Ted Dimond, Owner of Dimond Mortgage
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