In this important resource, Madonik outlines her tested seven step process that reveals how to:
1. Prepare yourself and setup your working environment to increase your effectiveness as a mediator;
2. Maximize your initial telephone contact;
3. Manage the mediation environment so you can control it;
4. Assess the parties and create a useful profile of each person;
5. Engage each party to create powerful rapport and guide all parties to communicate with each other;
6. Trigger action that puts derailments back on track and builds momentum toward resolution;
7. Employ a variety of techniques to bring closure to the parties and the process.
This practical guide will uncover the hidden meaning of conscious and other-than-conscious communication-body language, breathing, dress, speech patterns, and more-to help achieve a deeper understanding of a wide variety of conflicts, including employment, labor, commercial, consumer, family, community, and government disputes.