There is no dispute that workplace conflict hurts businesses. It hinders productivity, reduces staff retention and changes corporate culture into an environment plagued with tension and negative emotion. Businesses that understand and develop dispute resolution programs to effectively respond to conflict can address important conflict producing issues including diversity, miscommunication, discrimination and cultural elements that trigger or aggravate conflicts between employees, managers, leaders and organizational departments.
Mediators Northwest offers three options for workplace management: (1) We will demonstrate the real cost of losing a valuable employee using a proven formula devised by a leading corporation and acknowledged by business owners nationally to be very accurate. (2) We will work on-premises, or in our office, with the employee(s) who have been identified as needing direction relative to disruptive behavior. (3) We will train your management how to recognize and control acts of disruptive behavior within the organization.
Stemming a potential problem "in the bud," so to speak, can prevent a holocaust later on. Example: one employee in department X has a minor dispute with another employee in department Y. Several people in each department relate to each side's viewpoint. Tension builds, morale drops. The departments are reliant on each other for production. Production slows significantly. Management finally acknowledges that the problem is becoming serious but doesn't understand why. Thousands of dollars are being lost. Large or small company, this is the perfect setting for the need of dispute resolution by professionals or a trained manager. Mediators Northwest can solve the problem and/or train your managers. (Request our free E-Pamphlet: The Hidden Cost of Dissension in Your Workplace.)
