Category Archives: Mediation

What can we learn from the Gulf oil spill?

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Alden

This week has been very interesting, between President Obama’s comments and Congress “grilling” BP CEO Tony Hayward over the Gulf oil disaster.  I don’t intend to get political here at all, but comment on the situation from a conflict management … Continue reading →

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Managing Conflict for Church Boards and Committees

Posted on March 13, 2010 by Alden

The first step in avoiding problem conflicts and building better relationships is to understand that people have very different responses to disagreements, and that some of these conflict styles clash quite dramatically.  Some styles seem to work well together, but … Continue reading →

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Conflict on Church Boards? It’s a good thing!

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Alden

In my experience, there are two general categories of church boards:  The first type is essentially democratic; board members are nominated and voted on by the congregation, and they serve for a specified term.  The second is where the members … Continue reading →

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How To Mediate an Insurance Claim, Part 2

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Alden

Continuing from here, this post will provide some helpful tips on how to get the best from an insurance claims mediation.  For a very basic introduction to mediation, you can review What Does Mediation Look Like? One of the distinguishing … Continue reading →

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How To Mediate an Insurance Claim, Part 1

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Alden

To conclude my series, How to Negotiate an Insurance Claim, these last two posts will concentrate on Mediation as a settlement tool.  Insurance claims can, at times, be difficult to resolve for a number of reasons.  There may be honest … Continue reading →

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