Conflict Types
By: Brad Evans
When you think of the different types of conflict, you might instantly think of the ones referred to in literature, especially in...
Why mediation may be way ahead to get a happy dispute resolution
By: Graham Boyack, Director, Scottish Mediation
When people complain, there are two primary reasons they do so; firstly, they want to be heard, and secondly,...
Marital Mediation or Mediating To Stay Married (PartII)
Will the mediation process teach us new ways to relate to each other?
Yes. Many couples in divorce mediation have said that if they...
Reclaiming Mediation’s Future: Getting Over the Intoxication of Expertise, Re-Focusing on Party Self-Determination
By : Robert A. Baruch Bush, Joseph P. Folger
For us and the colleagues we’ve worked with for many years, our first premise has always...
Resolving GRIEVANCES in line with COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS
The nature of the workplace is that from time to time complaints and disputes will arise relative to the application or interpretation of the...
Seven Steps for Effective Problem Solving in the Workplace
Problem-solving and decision-making. Ask anyone in the workplace if these activities are part of their day and they answer 'Yes!' But how many of...
Conflicts & Resolutions in the Workplace
Conflict is inevitable in workplace settings, and conflicts can arise between co-workers, supervisors and subordinates or between employees and external stakeholders, such as customers,...
More NWA conflicts trying mediation over litigation
Domestic cases such as divorce and child custody damaged needed relationships and were costly to litigate, the Fayetteville attorney said. Smith, a lawyer for...
Gambia: A lesson for African dictators
Soon after the peaceful transition of power from Barack Obama to Donald Trump in the US, Gambia's crisis was also resolved without a single...
Building Positive Emotions in Mediation
by Fredrike P. Bannink
Little attention has so far been paid to theories of positive emotions in psychology and mediation. This may well reflect the...
