Category: Conflict Resolution
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I’m tired of being called a Mediation Neutral.
I’m tired of being called a Mediation Neutral. Most Mediators describe themselves as being neutrals. I’m tired of being called a Mediation Neutral. It doesn’t help that the courts and clients expect us to be neutral and describes us as such. But mediators in Europe have difficulty with the description. In the German Language the term…
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We need more conflict in our lives.
We need more conflict in our lives. Management expert Margaret Heffernan postulated this counterintuitive lesson learned in her years running businesses and organizations in her TEDGlobal 2012 presentation. Her insight has great implications for successful mediations. I have always contended that mediation is conflict at its best and her insight bares this out. Heffernan has…