Why Mediate Divorce? How a Mediator Can Help During Your Divorce.

It's a fact; divorce is one of the most stressful situations you can go through in your lifetime.Yet you may choose to make it an even more difficult and costly experience for yourself by paying attorneys copious amounts of money to fight a extended and painful battle.If your children are involved this path can be an even more stressful situation.There are circumstances where the court and litigation process is the right one but even then mediation is often a viable, and sometimes required, option to work out part of the agreement leaving only the unresolved issues to the attorneys and the courts.And most certainly where there are children involved it is often in their best interest for their parents to design a parenting agreement that puts the children first. A parenting plan should be born out of compassion and care for the children’s future rather than one that is based on acrimony and winning the battle.Separating couples often go through the divorce or separation process trying to win a battle of the past relationship rather than thinking about what's best for them and their children’s future.It would seem that the intelligent and thoughtful way to move forward and get on with one's life is often through the mediation process.The mediation process empowers the involved parties to have a say so in their divorce or separation rather than have a decision imposed on them by the court.Lower cost, less stress and more meaningful agreements are some of the direct benefits of mediation.

How do you motivate your employees? - Business Conflict Resolutions

How do you motivate your employees?

As a business leader have you ever thought about how you motivate people? Of course there is always the traditional way, I reward (pay) you to do your job, and give you no, or negative feedback when you don't.Of course this can work to a point but is this the best way?Perhaps a more productive approach is to motivate your employees from within and in line with their core values.For instance first it is important to put the right people in the right positions. Would you want someone working in your sales department who is an introvert and likely not comfortable around people?In order to have people take ownership of their job it is best if they are motivated by there internal values.An example: John or Mary enjoys connecting with people, finding solutions, educating people , or simply taking care of someone. These folks are likely to be a more effective sales people than Suzy or Jim who really like working with numbers and are less comfortable around people.Yes they may be motivated by a paycheck but if they don't love what they are doing and not feeling fulfilled internally will they really take ownership of their job?When people are motivated internally they buy in to their work and in turn have more success which translates into happier employees, a more prosperous company and an overall healthier culture within the organization.As an effective manager of people it is useful to take the time to identify the person for the position they are best suited. Just appearing to be qualified doesn't mean they are the best fit for the given position.Take time to ask the questions to understand what motivates the individual, what they like,what they are called to do and where they really feel connected in there work. This will give your employees and your organization the best possible chance for success.