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 ...

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.

Organizations are facing turbulent times ahead. Not only are the U.K., U.S., and many other economies in recession, but there is no end in sight for the Covid-19 pandemic. As the continued uncertainty ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Anna Shields, organizational conflict and workplace mediation expert. Conflict resolution has been on the organizational agenda ...

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at a signing ceremony during the Peace Summit following the Gaza ceasefire, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Oct. 13 2025 (Sipa photo by Eliot Blondet via AP ...

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: ...

Following years of revisions and summer implementation of the new Student Code of Conduct, conflict resolution will potentially give a greater voice to students in the Campus Mediation Program. Now ...

Empathy is crucial in mediation, enabling mediators to understand and respond compassionately to parties in conflict. Case studies demonstrate how empathetic listening and validation of emotions can ...

Sudan could be in the midst of the worst crisis in its history. The conflict has already taken a staggering humanitarian toll, and the country risks state failure. In the past, the various wars in the ...