Category Archives: Mediation

This may be obvious to most, but people do not all handle conflict the same way.  As I sat down to write this, I decided to do a quick google of “handling conflict” and came up with many, many articles … Continue reading →

A very important point from Tammy Lenski, on how your perspective and truth are not the same: In a mediation recently, each side was quite sure their memory of the original conflict situation was the right one, the correct one, … Continue reading →

Perhaps the most basic question someone has to answer when deciding whether to propose or agree to mediation is simply, “Why mediate?”   This is also a very important question: Unless the parties have resolved this question for themselves, there will … Continue reading →

I’ve always been skeptical of claims that “one size fits all,” no matter what you’re talking about; a more accurate claim is probably “this doesn’t fit anyone well.”  This also holds true for conflict resolution.  I’ve spent over 20 years … Continue reading →