How Mediation Can Help Your Business and Family

Everyone experiences conflict and, if not dealt with in a healthy way, it can be devastating to all parties affected.

Join a panel of experienced local mediators, Kari D. Boyle, Executive Director of Mediate BC, Wayne Plenert, Vice Chair of Mediate BC, and Julie Daum, mediator, facilitator, conflict resolution coach, in an interactive workshop using real-life examples to describe how mediation works and how it can help Chamber members.

For Business:
Business disputes can be long, time-consuming and costly. Small business owners cannot afford to spend time away to attend long discovery processes and attend court hearings.

Did you know that conflicts between employees in the workplace:

• Result in over 65% of performance problems
• Cause up to 90% of involuntary departures
• Result in lack of productivity and increased time off

For Family:
Family conflicts can reduce productivity at work while business conflict can have spillover effects on relationships between family members.

The financial and emotional implications of conflicts in families are significant:

• Approximately 40% of first marriages will end in divorce
• More than 11,000 new divorce cases are commenced in BC each year
• An average legal fee for a contested divorce is $16,000 per party
• The more a family spends on court and legal costs the less it can spend in the marketplace and on the fundamental needs of its children

To make this workshop more relevant to you please take a few moments to let the presenters know what conflicts/disputes you are encountering in your business, if any.  During the session they will provide some helpful tips to as many participants as time will allow. Send your scenarios to dave.alexander@mediatebc.com