TDSH Editorials

Dispute Resolution Strategy and Policy (Part 2 of a 7-part series)

As we have noted earlier, conflicts of parties’ respective interests and needs are inevitable during those transactions that fuel a successful business.  They will invariably arise over the inception, interpretation, performance, expectations, or even termination, of the contracts underlying those transactions.  If these conflicts are not properly recognized, addressed, and resolved some way or the […]

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An Introduction to Mediation (Part 1 of a 7-Part Series)

Relationships are the bedrock of human society.  As humans, we cannot do without relationships.  Relationships are of a wide variety and include: buyer-seller, employer-employee, husband-wife, parent-child, professional-client, service provider-service receiver, importer-exporter, borrower-lender, and friend-friend.  These relationships can be simple or complex.  Whatever the case, they are undergirded mainly by the parties’ respective interests and needs,

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A Case (the need) for Conflict Coaching

Conflict Coaching is the set of skills and strategies that support peoples’ ability to engage in, manage, or productively resolve conflict.  The conflict coach often works one-on-one with the coachee, who is experiencing conflict with another person.  It is useful in dealing with workplace disputes or business conflicts.  Among many other benefits, conflict coaching helps

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