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“Time heals all wounds, negative feelings eventually fade away”
I have found it difficult to determine the origins of this saying and I am not sure that time alone always heals. Personally, I can recall historical situations which still hurt to some extent and in my experience of dealing with workplace conflicts time may help some but is often not enough for others. Some may be able to reconcile the situation and move on quite quickly, others need more to do so.
Time may be enough where the wound is not so deep; perhaps where the issues were not so important or hurtful. Alternatively, other life events may take over or have greater priority and some of us may generally be better at moving on than others.
In the conflict resolution work we do we are often seeking to enable people to move on from hurtful situations. This will inevitably be situations where time alone is not enough for at least one of the individuals concerned or where for businesses, individuals or others who are impacted, it is taking too much time given the impact on working relationships, performance and well being. Where this is the case mediation or conflict coaching can help.
The things that can arise in mediation or conflict coaching which are important in helping lessen the time and enabling wounds to heal are:-
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It is not uncommon for conflict to arise between different teams. This can have considerable impact on both individuals and performance. A number of approaches can be used in this sort of scenario, including neutral assessment, team facilitation and group mediation.
Agreement could not be reached to enter into mediation in this situation and therefore coaching was an alternative support provided to one of the parties. The relationship between a majority shareholder and a shareholder/director was causing conflict. The relationship would be ok at times but disagreements would flare up from time to time and this was beginning to impact on the business.