Nothing challenges the success of a workplace team more than conflict within the team. Time and energy spent fighting can seriously impact a business’s productivity, reputation, and bottom line. Mediation allows employees and team members to have input into how problems are resolved so that they feel empowered and invested in the success of the resulting arrangement.
Using mediation as a first step in resolving harassment complaints can be effective, especially where there are misunderstandings about appropriate behavior, miscommunication, or cultural differences. Human Resources directors have found that calling in a mediator before resorting to disciplinary action or legal action can be an efficient, cost-effective, and successful way to address conflict in the workplace. As a confidential, voluntary process, issues can be resolved quickly, privately, and respectfully. At your office or mine, I can help you resolve those conflicts and enable everyone to get back to work. For more about workplace mediation, see http://www.epspros.com/news-resources/whitepapers/2013-prior/mediation-in-the-workplace.html .
Testimonials
Robin has helped me with personal legal matters ranging from adoption to real estate transactions over the last 6 years. I was impressed with her depth of knowledge and experience in the range of legal matters we worked with her on. I felt confident that Robin was not only giving us top notch legal advice but was also steering us towards options that worked for our family and made the process less stressful, while being efficient at the same time.Michael Blakely-Armitage, Administrator
Ithaca Youth Bureau
Articles
Gray Divorce
Many of the divorces I mediate are for couples in their 50's or 60's, known as "Gray Divorces". The emotional, financial, and social issues involved make these divorces particularly suited to the creativity and flexibility inherent in mediation, rather than the "one size fits all" approach of litigation.
ON-LINE MEDIATION NOW AVAILABLE
In these time of social distancing, I am offering on-line conflict resolution services using Zoom, FaceTime, Skype, and Google Hangouts. Call to schedule a free, no obligation consultation.
Divorce Now or Later? Timing Matters!
Changes in the U.S. tax law, effective January 1, 2019, may have significant impacts on the financial consequences of your separation or divorce.
Negotiate in Mediation for What You Need -- And Get It.
Face it: most of us are not very good at asking others for what we need. We tend to come off as either too aggressive or wishy-washy. Moreover, when we're in conflict, our asking skills tend to deteriorate into either demanding bitchiness or passive-aggressiveness that descends into resentment. Not a good look, on anyone.
But, there's a way to ask for what you need and to enlist others in giving it to you, by being respectfully assertive. It requires communicating clearly what your needs are, how others' behavior affects you, and enlists others in satisfying your needs.
Cohabitation Mediation - What I Wish I'd Known Before Moving in Together
Much less planning goes into cohabitation than into a wedding, but it is, in many ways, a bigger legal, financial and emotional step.