The Essential Guide to Workplace Mediation and Conflict Resolution
by Nora Doherty, Marcelas Guyler
the culture of mediation and organizational development
In this concluding chapter we shall extend our ‘forum’ beyond the philosophical contribution of mediation to empowerment and consider next the transfer value of the culture and process of mediation both to the development of organizational cultures and to practical ways of creating ‘mediated business solutions’.
MEDIATION AS A CULTURE AND THE ‘CO-ENTREPRENEURIAL’ BUSINESS
Organizational culture derives primarily from the nature and expression of working relationships. Mediation for its part, as we have seen in Chapter 12, operates from the attitude and life position described as ‘I’m OK — you’re OK’. This governing attitude forms the basis of the respectful and empowering ...
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