Mediation

RUNNING HEAD: MEDIATION
Mediation
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2MEDIATION
1. Discussion
1.1 Agreement
I absolutely agree with the position of the mediator so far as the case highlighted in the video
is concerned. I agree that on some instances, it is possible to be ethically neutral. However,
analysis from a different perspective always reveals that it is actually very difficult to be
neutral from a natural point of view. As evident in this case of this video, the mediator
reflected that being a mother herself, it was very difficult for her to be neutral in the critical
dead baby cases, which I completely agree with (Wakeen, 2010). Similarly, I feel that it is
very difficult to be neutral in the cases of workplace conflicts.
1.2 Identification of a potential mediation scenario
In most of the cases or workplace conflict management, I have observed that the
mediators are always imposed with biased influences. They have to always mindful that they
do not hurt the interest of the organisation by their neutral approach (Mo & Shi, 2017). Their
verdicts are supposed to yield best outcomes for the organisation. As an outcome, I suppose
that it is practically impossible to be ethically neutral in case of professional mediation. At
times the sense of ethics are also biased as was the case in this video.
1.3 Three Possible strategies of being ethically neutral
The best way for a mediator is to bereave himself or herself from the act of
giving verdict (Zhang et al. 2018). The mutual interests of the conflicts can be best served if
the mediators give personal opinion on their position, rather than directing them to act in a
certain way.