In mediation, I utilize active listening skills developed throughout a long career launching and growing start-up organizations, leading organizational design and employee development programs, expanding and integrating business systems through mergers and acquisitions, and managing numerous wage and hour cases from inception to completion.  As an executive, I built high-performance teams, coached and developed hundreds of employees, and effectively developed a culture of collaboration, accountability, trust, and respect.  I use all these skills at mediation to nurture an environment that facilitates settlement and reduces the pain of traditional negotiation.