Failure to address unhealthy conflict allows the situation to fester, injuring morale and, more importantly, creating an environment in which conflict may dramatically escalate into major ...

A practicing mediator and retired judge explains why mediation may be a better option than litigation for high-conflict cases. Many people wrongly assume that the only way to resolve a high-conflict ...

Interpersonal conflict and communication problems in the workplace can be challenging and complicated to navigate alone. By coming together with hope for conflict resolution, open dialogue can help ...

The Mediation, Conflict Resolution, and Restorative Practices (MCR) Initiative assumes that conflict is an inevitable part of any organization, and that the existence of conflict is not problematic.

“For some disputes, trials will be the only means, but for many, trials by the adversary contest must in time go the way of the ancient trial by battle and blood. Our system is too costly, too painful ...

Your roommate’s been eating your food. Your boss has been ignoring your emails. Your neighbor’s music shakes your walls at 2 a.m. You’ve tried talking, but it spirals into the same script every time: ...

Conflict — an inescapable gremlin that follows us to work, home and into our dreams — is difficult to navigate but necessary, so much so that the state has a dedicated association for it. New York is ...

When racial tensions came to a head in 1994, Harvard introduced race mediators among students and faculty.By Courtesy of The Harvard Crimson Archives In the spring of 1992, a report issued by conflict ...

Harrisonburg’s FairField Center recently announced changes to its executive committee officers and new additions to its Board of Directors. The changes highlight the local mediation nonprofit’s ...

Conflict in the workplace is natural and can be constructive. Through communication of different points of view and perspectives, co-workers may gain a greater degree of insight into the issues at ...