Mediation is a highly effective process for settling disputes. This is true for disputes in the workplace, community, and family. The good news is that approximately 85% of mediations are successful. When parties come together to negotiate in good faith, they can usually find the best possible resolution for their dispute. Mediation is a viable alternative to protracted, expensive and destructive litigation.
Mediation is not a win/lose situation, but rather it's about cooperation, accommodation, and mutual respect.
Parties are empowered to create their own resolution rather than have one imposed on them by a judge or arbitrator.
Parties who have reached their own agreement in mediation are generally more likely to follow through and comply with its terms than those whose resolution has been imposed by a judge or arbitrator.
Mediation can provide a safe opportunity for developing negotiating skills, and exercising personal power.
Mediation allows for restoring relationships when desired; and when preferred, it allows for the termination of relationships in an amicable manner.
Some of the benefits of mediation are:
Solutions can be creative in ways that are not possible in litigation.
Solutions are often mutually satisfactory - not simply a compromise.
