Elinor Robin, PhD - Mediator and Mediation Trainer » workplace conflict

Welcome to my website!

Elinor Robin — Tue, 01 May 2012 16:00:42 +0000

My mission is to carry the message that there is a better way to look at, and respond to, conflict. During the past 20 years, I have successfully mediated thousands of disputes and developed expertise in resolving personal and professional relationship conflicts. Today, my goal is to provide strategic conflict management and creative relationship interventions to married and divorcing couples, estranged families, business partners, communities, and co-workers.

Much of my current mediation practice centers on my work with David Spofford at A Friendly Divorce. David and I use a unique co-mediation model that offers male-female balance, an awareness of both the legal and emotional issues of divorce, and an opportunity to save financial resources and heartache. At A Friendly Divorce, we also provide document preparation services in order to help the couples we work with obtain uncontested divorces. Additionally, David and I are now offering training programs to professionals who want to launch or expand their practices to include pro-se/pre-suit divorce mediation. In addition to the live training which is held each summer in Florida and in collaboration with mediation organizations in other venues, we have a 10 DVD/1 CD set that includes our extensive training manual and agreement templates.

As a Primary Trainer with Mediation Training Group, I have taught mediation nationally and internationally to over ten thousand professionals. Please consider Mediation Training Group’s offerings if you want to become a Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator, acquire mediation skills to enhance your professional or personal life, or experience Continuing Mediator Education that is both entertaining and rich in content. In addition, Susan Dubow and I are working on a variety of other projects so that we can help bring mediation into the mainstream. Take a look at www.TheMediatorsRoundTable.com to learn more.

I am interested how I can help you improve your relationships using workplace agreements, business partnership accords, dating contracts, prenuptial agreements, and marriage pacts. Please accept this invitation to expand the dialogue - email me your questions and comments.

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Employee Loyalty – 13 Tips For Getting it and Keeping It

Elinor Robin — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:02:18 +0000

Employee loyalty is synonymous with achieving a balance that brings feelings of connection along with a commitment to produce. Ultimately, loyal employees can bring some BIG benefits. Loyal employees promote customer satisfaction and help keep expenses low. This article discusses 13 tips for achieving and maintaining employee loyalty.

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Friendship at Work – The Benefits and the Potential For Disaster

Elinor Robin — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:34:12 +0000

We are living in an increasingly mobile society. "Until-death-do-us-part" marriages are becoming rare. Many of us can no longer depend on our extended families for social support. So where do we turn to fill in the gaps? Our friends. And, for busy professionals work is often where our friends are. Sometimes we meet friends at work, befriending the boss, a co-worker or an employee. Sometimes we hire our friends into our workplaces. Sometimes we go into business with our friends. In any event, adding a layer of friendship onto a business relationship can bring both benefits and the potential for disaster. This article discusses the positives and negatives of workplace friendship and offers six tips for keeping the bonds of workplace friendship strong.

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Conflict Resolution System Design – Creating A Program And A Policy For Managing Workplace Conflict

Elinor Robin — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:11:02 +0000

We are living in an era of incredible change with the new economy widening the gap and increasing the tension between the perceived "winners" and "losers" in the business world. A new perception of scarcity is provoking even more conflicts and challenging both small and large businesses. Conflicts related to limited resources, terms of employment, cultural differences, sexual harassment, team playing, office politics, unmet expectations, miscommunications, and gossip are rampant in the modern workplace. This article discusses workplace conflict and how you can manage them using the process of Conflict Resolution System Design.

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