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Neutral Chairing

Businesses, charities, boards, committees and senior management teams are frequently faced with situations where they would benefit from the involvement of an independent and impartial third party to facilitate progress.

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Successful Businesses resolve Disputes The Better Way

This week I’ve been working on an article on mediation for NI Business Magazine, Business First (the article will follow in the next few weeks) and I’ve also been working with some businesses in Belfast, facilitating and mediating with directors and senior management teams.

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The Better Way to avoid Employment Tribunals

The dangers of failing to deal with conflict in the workplace in a proactive and constructive way were highlighted this week in the Irish News report of a massive increase of almost 30% in the number of cases taken to the Employment Tribunal in Northern Ireland.

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Choosing the right mediator

An increase in the use of mediation to resolve commercial disputes and the constantly growing market mean that there are more mediators than ever available. In the recent (7th ) mediation audit of the UK market by CEDR (the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution) it was reported that over 10,000.00 mediations take place annually in England and Wales.

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