Conflict Resolution

 


Companies succeed by valuing, not thwarting, individuals

A basic source of dysfunction in family business is enmeshment. The term refers to the state that is the opposite of individuation, and the latter is necessary for healthy relationships... READ MORE


Business needs sometimes conflict with family desires

A family in business is faced with competing, sometimes incompatible needs. The needs of the family often are at variance with the needs of the business, and there can be a lot of emotion attached to each... READ MORE


Finding resolution through mediation 

Negotiation and arbitration are frequently employed to resolve disputes confronting family owned business. Mediation, however, holds the most positive and promising prospect for successful resolution... READ MORE

 

Get honest, get angry, get over it

There is too much "psychobabel" in the workplace and people who work together need to get angry and get over it, according to Patricia Olsen, a systems engineer, in a June 14 contribution to the New York Times... READ MORE

 

Personal reactions affect communication

It takes two to communicate--the communicator and the receiver.

One of the operating presuppositions of the study of neuro-linguistic programming is: "The meaning of your communication is the response that you get."... READ MORE