Two Magic Words that diffuse arguments
You and your partner consider yourselves pretty good communicators, but let’s face it—occasionally you both lose your tempers and sometimes, you wish you could...
Workplace Mediation
Written By: N. Madison
Workplace mediation is a process through which parties in a work environment attempt to resolve disputes with the help of an...
6 keys for effective Mediation Clause
By Edmund Mingle
In recognition of the benefits of mediation, especially in settling commercial disputes, more organisations have become keen on including mediation clauses in...
Knowing Pre-Mediation Meeting
By Dr. Nancy Love
The Pre-mediation meeting also referred to as ‘Pre-caucusing’ is a preliminary meeting between the mediator and each of the parties prior...
Fighting political vigilantism with Mediation
By Edmund Mingle
The activities of political vigilante groups in Ghana have recently assumed an alarming proportion, with security experts describing it as a threat...
Too few of Africa’s commercial disputes are resolved by African arbitrators – why this...
Throughout my career arbitrating on disputes between companies and governments outside the courts, I’ve noticed a growing number of claims made by Africans. But...
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF ORGANISATIONAL CONFLICT
BECOMING A MEDIATING ORGANISATION (part 1)
Conflict is an inevitable aspect to be encountered in every human institution where people in an interdependent relationship have...
Keeping the Peace
True peace is not merely the absence of negative force - tension, confusion or war; it is the presence of some positive force -...
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...
Do traditional grievance procedures destroy relationships?
HR professionals have relied on formal grievance procedures for years, but are they still fit for purpose? In an extract from his new book,...
