Commercial
Start at the Beginning: What Start-Up Agreements and Prenups have in Common
Embarking on a new partnership can be exciting and daunting at the same time. Two common kinds of partnership - marriages and business relationships - come with challenges that can be avoided by ‘cooperation plans’ from the get-go. For marriages, this would mean a prenuptial agreement (‘prenup’). And for business partners…
Salary Negotiation - Tips and Tricks from an Expert! - Video
We are always negotiating, whether we realize it or not. But most of us are uncomfortable when we have to ask for things, especially a higher salary. When negotiating salary, it is important to know the value you bring to the company and to define what success means for you. Using the framework in this video can give you an advantage in…
Mediation for Business Disputes - Video Promo
As small business owners, there are two things that ring true for us - 1) Every dollar counts; and 2) Relationships matter. When issues or misunderstandings arise with vendors, suppliers, landlords, employees or even business partners, the longer that problem lasts, the more it can have a negative impact on profits and the bottom line. This is…
Overcoming Conflict Avoidance - Guest Post
SANTALUM is a change management consulting firm that creates systems and tools to address inequity, complex conflict, and exclusion in the workforce. It was founded by Kiran Thadhani and Kyle Gibson. Together, Kiran and Kyle have led organizational change across cultures, contexts, and sectors in North America, Europe, Asia, North Africa,…
Case Study - Local Bakery Seeking Ingredients
Mediation is a great tool for dealing with crises that could otherwise wind up in court and ultimately with broken business relationships and all sides worse off. But how exactly does that work? This is a case study in mediation - built off of real-life situations. It describes a dispute faced by a local business and how meditation led to a…
Mediation - Swapping Middling Middlemen for Maestros
“I spend a lot of time trying to figure out how to get middlemen out of my deals. Why on earth would I choose to add an intermediary into a negotiation? ” Having a third party like a mediator ‘get in the middle’ of your dispute or deal doesn’t have to make things more complicated. In fact, working with a…
Where do We Go From Here? - A Review of Mediation vs. Arbitration vs. Litigation
When people have disputes that cannot be resolved by negotiation, their first inclination may be to sue the other party in court. Or they may seek alternative dispute resolution processes like mediation or arbitration which engage a neutral third party and gets them to a resolution more quickly. While each option has its pros and cons, mediation…
Workplace Mediation
Conflicts in the workplace are common. What is less common are effective ways for resolving conflicts and corporate cultures that encourage employees to want to resolve those conflicts. Successful companies have clearly defined conflict management systems to address small issues before they become big problems. These systems can include assistance…
Striking out with COVID: A Case Study on Negotiation and Baseball
In both good times and bad, live sporting events serve as a pastime for billions of people. Sports like basketball, hockey, football and baseball are both an emotional escape from reality, and an inspiration when our favorite players and teams succeed. With COVID-19, all of that has been on hiatus until safety conditions can be met to protect the…
Mediation in Dollars and Sense
Conflicts impose many concealed costs in businesses, which can compound over time and damage your organization’s bottom line. As a manager or business leader, even if you are uninterested in the good feelings that mediation can generate, you should be interested in mediation as a highly effective tool for improving your organization’s…
Five Situations You May Not Have Known Could Be Mediated
Mediation is a form of ‘alternative dispute resolution’ (ADR) that can be used to resolve interpersonal and commercial conflicts and disagreements. When most people think of mediation, the first things that come to mind are divorces and international disputes. But mediation actually has many more practical uses, including resolving…
Landlord/Tenant Disputes During COVID
The economic fallout from COVID-19 has resulted in many tenants unable to make rent payments to their landlords. Though for some there was an initial reprieve, states are starting to lift their moratoriums on evictions leading to uncertainty and anxiety. If you are a landlord or a tenant, you may be wondering whether you have any option instead of…
What is Commercial Mediation?
Commercial mediation can help individuals and companies resolve their business-related disputes. The field is broad and includes contractual disputes, conflicts between landlords and tenants, disagreements between business partners, and more. Mediation can help resolve all of these situations - while maintaining parties flexibility and their…
Mediation 1-2-3
So, you are not sure if mediation is for you and you are curious about the mediation process. Before starting, it is important to understand the principles of mediation - that it is a safe, confidential, and voluntary process in which parties are treated fairly and equally, and given the chance to determine the outcome of their dispute.
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