12 Things You May Not Know About Facilitated Solutions
April 3, 2019
Facilitated Solutions began in 2002 as a small consortium of independent workplace mediators who shared both a vision and an operational structure. In 2019, we are a thriving collaborative partnership of practitioners, actively working together to leverage the wisdom of our team…
Fundamental Attribution Error
April 1, 2019
Social Discipline Window
March 25, 2019
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Ferdinand: An Unexpected Learning
February 6, 2019
This past Friday was a “no school” day, so I booked the afternoon off and took my son Noah out to a movie. Now Noah is a delightful 19-year-old on the autism spectrum who is into animated movies in a big way. I am talking about watching them 100’s of times. The amount of Toy Stor…
It can be our strengths not our weaknesses that often get us into trouble…
April 10, 2018
Take a look at this chart below and pick one or two archetypes that best describes you. You may find a little bit of yourself in all four, try your best to pick one or two that stands out. Excellent. Now, take a look at this second chart: When we are a…
Differences + Tension
January 26, 2018
Defining Conflict “One of my colleagues (Dave Dyck) likes to say that conflict is ‘differences plus tension’. (I like to say it now, too.) Think about this. If we accept this basic idea, how might that change things?” Communication & Conflict An interesting online dial…
10 Actions for Peace
December 20, 2017
With the year wrapping up and the holiday season well nigh, I have found myself falling prey to getting caught up in the “busy”. I know better too! Worrying about “all the things that need to be done” is a trap I set for myself and takes away from enjoying the time spent…
How to Broach the Idea of Mediation (without scaring off your staff!)
December 12, 2017
I often hear leaders bemoan the fact that their employees are simply not willing to engage in mediation as an option for addressing difficult workplace dynamics. That the door is closed before it has even properly been opened. The idea of mediation can be extremely anxiet…
Managing Conflict Triangles
December 1, 2017
Most of us would not find it hard to think of an example of a time when someone has come to us to vent about someone else. Have you ever tried to help and found things got a little messier? You are not alone. Here’s a simple scenario: Jim walks into your office to v…
On Cognitive Dissonance
November 10, 2017
Cognitive dissonance. That word has come up a lot over the past year in different contexts and I thought I should spend some time reflecting on it. Leon Festinger, an American social psychologist, proposed that, as human beings, we strive for psychological consisten…