Mediation
 

Mediation and coaching approaches that are based on your organization’s shared values often align with peace-making, relationship health, community building goals, and mission statements. Conflict in religion-specific and spiritual communities can bring down morale, create a ripple effect of unrest, reduce creativity and productivity, create financial loss, and negatively impact the community’s reputation. Not only can a successful mediation course-correct the immediate impact, regarding the mediation case at hand, it can also send a positive message about your community's culture. One positive message can be that your community's leadership values their mission statement and is dedicated to repairing breaches among staff, members, and visitors.
 
There are no guarantees for mediation outcomes, and there are no reliable percentages of success for mediation sessions. What I offer as a mediator is a strategic approach to help parties settle their disputes. Parties are responsible for finding their solutions. The mediator is responsible for the skilled facilitation that can help you get to an agreeable solution. After mediation, future forecasting may be a helpful strategy for maintaining ongoing success. 

The best preparation for mediation is to think about the areas that you may be most flexible in, and then to think about what your alternative could be to your first-choice scenario. Working on creating agreements in your community through mediation can be reparative and cost less than litigation fees. 
 
Please contact Allison Salvino for more information or to discuss whether mediation is right for you.