Monday, November 15, 2010

Meditation on Mediation

"No matter how thin the pancake, there are always two sides."

This sentence embodies it all: When entering mediation, the question of liability can never be solved. One side will always see the facts from a particular angle; the other side will never oblige the former.  In all, the pancake of a conflict will remain two-sided.  Mediation does not attempt to solve the question of liability. If you want that answer, go to court.

A synopsis of mediation:

A: I am right.
B: I am right.
Mediator: I can't solve this. Do you want to settle?

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