Tyson & Mendes’ Post

A successful mediation is based on thorough preparation. Knowledge of facts both favorable and unfavorable is key, as is understanding your opponent’s position and impediments to case resolution. Your client and carrier must be prepared and ready to settle. Have a strategy, attend the mediation with an open mind and LISTEN to the mediator and your opponent. Know the facts. Economic damages. Persuasive facts on the non-economic side. Understand that future damages must be reasonably certain to occur. Probability is not the standard. Understand that a good settlement makes everyone somewhat unhappy. Avoid thinking that you are going to win the day with your eloquence. Stay loose. Be facile. Listen more and talk less. Persuasion is the goal. Check your ego. Settle cases. Good luck.

- MONDAY MEDIATION TIP - When you are in a Mediation, be honest: - With what happened. - With how you view your position. - With how you view your opponent’s position. - With what you are willing to do to resolve the situation. - With what you could never agree to do. Honesty is a good thing.

Mediation is all about compromising and moving on. If you don’t want to do either, mediation would be a waste of time. It is not about my way or the highway. It is about putting differences and disputes behind you so you can move on to better experiences. Don’t look at the past and bitter moments. Look forward for better future.

- MONDAY MEDIATION TIP - Your goal in a Mediation is to make a good deal for your client. So, do you: Attack? Stay silent? Give in? Nope. None of these is effective. Instead of these “loser” tactics listed above: Listen. Analyze. Cooperate. Do what works.

Sometimes mediation is not a suitable tool to resolve a dispute. We would rather point people in the right direction if our process doesn’t make sense. You should avoid mediation if: - There is issues of abuse - High conflict prevents having a conversation - There is a significant power imbalance These are a few examples. Through an initial consultation, we would be able to assess if we are able to help. If not, we have a vast referral network and strive to point people in the right direction.

Perception is (not) reality !! Perception vs Perspective !! These are regular discussion points we come across during a Mediation process. And perception is so powerful that it can change your perspective, the very thought process & hence thoughts and finally make you judgemental. Perception and Perspective, while different concepts, are inter-connected because they constantly influence each other in more ways than one. “Perception is how you sense and interpret others, while Perspective is about your point of view about them”. The following simple video tells us something about perception and how far it can be from reality. Also relevant is the ‘breaking up’ of the problem as we see, finding the solution for those parts becomes easier… We at Missing Bridge (www.missingbridge.in) help you break your conflicts in parts and then assist you dealing with them respectively. Mind it, parties in dispute seek Solutions over Justice 🙏🙏 We help you SOLVE, RESOLVE & DISSOLVE your conflicts / disputes 🤝🤝

MEDIATION Mediation is an interactional and interpersonal process. An impartial person, without decision-making authority, helps people in dispute communicate effectively in order to: better understand one another; gain clarity about the dispute; express their respective experiences, concerns and points of view and through which they find a mutually acceptable response to their conflict. I believe in the Satisfaction Triangle and satisfaction includes: substance, process and psychological.

MEDIATION Mediation is an interactional and interpersonal process. An impartial person, without decision-making authority, helps people in dispute communicate effectively in order to: better understand one another; gain clarity about the dispute; express their respective experiences, concerns and points of view and through which they find a mutually acceptable response to their conflict. I believe in the Satisfaction Triangle and satisfaction includes: substance, process and psychological.

MEDIATION Mediation is an interactional and interpersonal process. An impartial person, without decision-making authority, helps people in dispute communicate effectively in order to: better understand one another; gain clarity about the dispute; express their respective experiences, concerns and points of view and through which they find a mutually acceptable response to their conflict. I believe in the Satisfaction Triangle and satisfaction includes: substance, process and psychological.