Mediation and conflict counseling in companies
Recognize conflicts, solve them together, strengthen cooperation.
Neutral, confidential, effective – a clear process, viable solutions and sustainable conflict management structures. When conflicts between employees, managers or teams escalate, productivity, quality and trust suffer. Our mediation and conflict consulting in companies creates a safe framework in which conflicting parties can present their points of view, identify interests and find viable solutions together. The service is aimed at all parties involved – HR, management, project management and teams – and combines professional conflict resolution with sustainable solutions. The aim is a comprehensible process, clear agreements and measurable improvements in cooperation.
What mediation and conflict advice can do for you
- Recognize conflicts more quickly and resolve them safely: structured process, clear agreements, sustainable conflict resolution
- Relationships are protected or even strengthened because understanding and communication are improved
- Constructive cooperation: agreed rules of conduct, trust and clarity in communication, avoiding misunderstandings
- Relieve managers and teams: fewer escalations, shorter decision cycle times, more time for value-adding work
- Sustainable impact: conflict management is integrated into processes and roles in a way that can be connected; early warning systems reduce future conflicts
- Clear return on collaboration: improved team and customer relationships, reduced friction losses, higher contribution to company results
Mediation support and conflict counseling in 6 steps
Step 1
Preparation and business context clarification
- Create security and clarity for the people and the process. Each person involved understands the role, expectations and confidentiality rules and participates in the process of their own free will.
- We reduce uncertainty, identify individual concerns at an early stage and create trust in the process and the mediator. This creates the basis for participants to open up, take responsibility and get involved in the collaboration.
Step 2
Safe framework and conflict representation
- Every voice is heard and respectfully reflected. Participants experience psychological safety: they can say what moves them – without worrying about losing face. Emotions are acknowledged, the person is separated from the problem and everyone feels seen, treated fairly and relieved internally thanks to a balanced share of speech and clear rules.
- This attitude strengthens self-efficacy and opens up the space for genuine conflict resolution and cooperation. When people feel that they are heard and protected, this creates the basis for developing viable solutions together.
Step 3
Interests and needs behind the conflict
- People gain clarity about their own needs, constraints and values – and these are taken seriously. Mutual understanding grows: motives become visible behind positions, similarities become recognizable and differences can be respectfully named.
- This reduces defensiveness, builds empathy and enables each person to approach the solution work with upright dignity and their own autonomy.
Step 4
Using common ground and developing solutions
- Common ground creates orientation and support: it makes visible what connects people despite conflict and what they can build on together. When shared interests, values or goals become clear, a space is created in which trust can grow and solutions are no longer thought of as opposing each other, but as working together.
- Common ground provides direction, reduces uncertainty and shows: We are not on opposing sides – we share a core that we can fall back on in everyday life.
Step 5
Agreement and memorandum
- An agreement creates clarity and reliability: it sets out what people really want and can achieve, aligns the next steps with their abilities and possibilities and ensures that responsibilities are allocated transparently and realistically. Each person knows what they are relying on, what they are agreeing to and how support will be organized – free from pressure or blame.
- An agreement protects the relationship: expectations are transparent, communication channels are clearly defined and adjustments remain possible without anyone losing face. Each person knows where they stand, what they stand for and how support can be obtained, so that respectful cooperation is ensured in the long term.
Step 6
Implementation assurance and tracking (follow-up)
- After the agreement, the step begins in which words become lived practice: People carry their agreements into everyday life, try out new things and find their own rhythm. Implementation does not mean perfection, but rather sticking at it together with room for questions, support and careful readjustment if something gets stuck.
- This process strengthens trust: It shows that the agreement is not finished, but is only just beginning to reliably shape relationships. Through continuous application, adaptation and mutual support, certainty grows that the agreements made really work.
Who is mediation and conflict counseling in companies suitable for?
- Interpersonal conflicts in cooperation within the company
- Managers, HR and project management with responsibility for team collaboration and communication
- Teams and employees who want to resolve conflicts professionally and improve collaboration
- Companies that want to anchor conflict management in a structured way and reduce escalations
What mediation and conflict advice can do for you
- Recognize conflicts more quickly and resolve them safely: structured process, clear agreements, sustainable conflict resolution
- Relationships are protected or even strengthened because understanding and communication are improved
- Constructive cooperation: agreed rules of conduct, trust and clarity in communication, avoiding misunderstandings
- Relieve managers and teams: fewer escalations, shorter decision cycle times, more time for value-adding work
- Lasting effect: conflict management is integrated into processes and roles in a way that is compatible; early warning systems reduce future conflicts
- Clear return on collaboration: improved team and customer relationships, reduced friction losses, higher contribution to company results
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- Tried and tested conflict expertise: Over 20 years of experience in resolving team and management conflicts - focused on effective collaboration.
- Individually tailored formats: Content and approach tailored precisely to your situation and goals - instead of off-the-shelf solutions.
- Sound expertise: Qualified mediators with a deep understanding of leadership and team dynamics guide you safely through difficult situations.
- Immediately applicable practical impulses: methods and tools that have an immediate effect in everyday working life and noticeably relieve the burden of collaboration.
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FAQ - Frequently asked questions about mediation and conflict advice
Mediation is a voluntary, confidential process in which a neutral mediator guides conflicting parties impartially through a clear process. Conflict consulting supports companies and managers in recognizing and structuring conflicts and resolving them with appropriate measures. The goal is a sustainable conflict resolution that takes into account the interests of the parties involved and strengthens cooperation in the long term – from communication to implementation in the team and in management.
Yes, confidentiality is a key requirement. Content remains within the agreed circle; disclosure to third parties only takes place with express consent. Data protection (incl. GDPR), sensitive information and personal rights are protected. We define clear communication channels, protocol and documentation standards at the start.
Mediation is voluntary. In order for solutions to be viable, all relevant parties to the conflict should be represented. If this is not (yet) possible, preparatory individual discussions can create trust and prepare the ground for a joint start.
Early warning signals, check-ins, escalation paths and corrective measures are defined in the memorandum. During the follow-up, deviations are openly addressed and – if necessary – moderation or coaching impulses are added to stabilize the implementation.
Yes, beyond acute clarification, team agreements, clear communication standards, short training/coaching sessions and retrospectives strengthen conflict competence. In this way, misunderstandings are recognized and resolved earlier before they escalate.
Our certified mediators moderate neutrally, impartially and with a high level of expertise in the field. They combine sound mediation and facilitation experience with change, project and program expertise. Thanks to their trained perception, they recognize conflict dynamics at an early stage, make interests transparent and create the basis for viable, sustainable solutions.