Dispute Resolution

Is anyone in your organization having difficulty resolving a work-related dispute? Dispute Resolution can help.

 

What is it?

 

Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is a form of mediation, which could enable you to save:

 

• Money,

• Time,

• Energy,

• Stress – possibly even

• A relationship.

 

Some cases need to go to court/tribunal; but in Our adversarial system, it’s all about ‘winning’ and ‘losing’.  A successful mediation could give you a win/win outcome.

 

Who is it for?

 

Anyone involved in a disagreement over a specific issue or set of issues can potentially benefit from mediation.  It works best when everyone is:

 

• Willing to take part,

• Open to the process and

• Prepared to give it a chance to help them find solutions.

 

It’s particularly useful when you want to preserve a valuable working relationship.  The oppositional nature of legal proceedings makes it difficult, if not impossible, to maintain even long-standing connections, in which you’ve invested a lot of time and attention.  Mediation is based on collaborative problem-solving, which can revive the casualties of dispute and conflict:

 

• Communication in general,

• Conversation in particular and

• Trust – the glue which holds every positive relationship together.

 

Even where the dispute is a symptom of a deeper conflict, such as a personality clash, resolving the resolvable helps you manage the manageable.

 

How does it work?

 

It involves a structured conversation or series of conversations between the parties to the dispute, within a safe, confidential  environment, facilitated by an independent third party.

 

As a mediator, I’m not an advocate, or a judge.  My job is to help everybody:

 

• Listen to each other carefully,

• Talk to each other constructively and

• Collaborate to find a mutually workable, lasting solution.

 

 

To find out more, come and talk to me! You can call me on 01206 737 812 or drop me an email.