Adopt Impartiality
Chris Sheesley2024-06-10T08:37:44-07:00Adopt Impartiality What is Impartiality in mediation? A decision to operate, at least temporarily, in a manner that supports all parties equally [...]
A Conflict Skit: Manager as Conflict Resolver
Chris Sheesley2024-06-10T08:35:50-07:00A Conflict Skit: Manager as Conflict Resolver Do you want more insights about how to solve workplace conflict as a manager? This [...]
The Strong Survive
Chris Sheesley2023-05-15T16:04:34-07:00The Strong Survive In mediation, we often have to overcome conflict myths such as “Only the weak compromise”, or “I need to [...]
Mental Health and Conflict
Chris Sheesley2022-04-04T05:45:05-07:00How Mental Health Affects Conflict, Affects Mental Health It is impossible to be in the workplace now and not hear the term mental [...]
Baby Bully Syndrome
Chris Sheesley2024-06-10T08:33:40-07:00I’m willing to bet that every single person on earth has experienced the Baby Bully Syndrome. It has probably frustrated you a few [...]
Mining for Interest in Conflict
Chris Sheesley2022-03-20T21:03:09-07:00Mining for Interests in Conflict In interest-based negotiation, parties focus on their interests, rather than their positions. For example, I may object [...]
Mediator Taboos (and Best Practices)
Chris Sheesley2024-06-10T08:31:18-07:00This article describes some best practices and actions to refrain from doing when you are playing the role of the mediator. Here goes: [...]