Staying with Conflict
A Strategic Approach to Ongoing Disputes
Chapter One
A New Direction for the
Conflict Field
Divorced parents returning yet again to court have been referred to
mediation because of disputes about child rearing. They have profound
differences about religious upbringing, parenting practices,
and education for their children. One of the parents now wants
to move to a different state, partly in the belief that this will finally
resolve their conflict-but it won't.
The principal partners in an engineering firm are embroiled in
conflict about how to compensate themselves. Some argue that
all profits should be shared equally, others that allocation should be
based on billable hours, on dollars earned, or on business generated.
Some believe that special credit should be given for enhancing
the firm's profile or for providing public service. This dispute has
been going on in various versions for many years and has led to the
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