Impartial Activists
Chris Sheesley2023-11-21T16:52:12+00:00Impartial Activists If you have ever interacted with a professional conflict resolver and heard words like "restore," "empower," or "heal," then you [...]
Terminal Moment: How to End a Mediation Process
Chris Sheesley2023-10-24T16:50:40+00:00Terminal Moment: How to End a Mediation Process On occasion, you will fail when serving as a mediator. It's not your fault. [...]
Around and Around and Around
Chris Sheesley2023-09-13T17:59:09+00:00Around and Around and Around When you are in a conflict with someone, navigating your way through the constant spinning can feel [...]
Don’t Hit Send: Resolving Remote Conflict
Chris Sheesley2023-07-26T16:29:40+00:00Don't Hit Send: Resolving Remote Conflict Remote work has some sweet advantages. For example, you may be reading this in your house [...]
Adopt Impartiality
Chris Sheesley2023-06-05T18:28:40+00:00Adopt 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 Sheesley2023-02-01T20:33:15+00:00A 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+00:00The 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+00:00How 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 Sheesley2022-03-20T21:07:30+00:00I’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+00:00Mining for Interests in Conflict In interest-based negotiation, parties focus on their interests, rather than their positions. For example, I may object [...]