"I used to be a commercial lawyer so I understand your role but I don’t want to replace you. I enjoy the parts of the job you may not - getting in amongst the drama."
Your clients trust you to guide them through complex business decisions. But when human dynamics threaten to derail even the best-laid plans, a mediator can help. As a mediator, Kate resolves or prevents business conflict when relationships hit a wall:
Contract or partnership tension
Business succession plans
Mergers, acquisitions, or restructures
Stalled negotiations or board dysfunction
Much loved family owned businesses or properties
You're already helping with legal, financial, or HR angles. Kate handles the underlying dynamics that:
Cause bottlenecks
Create communication breakdowns
Undermine legal and financial processes
Do you have the capacity to be listening to each individual and their personal needs? Do you have the patience to help them work through relationship dramas? Are you hands-on-heart independent enough to balance all these moving parts without losing face with one of your clients in the end?
Kate wants to complement your work and to help your clients have better outcomes by:
Uncovering the root causes of tension
Getting people productively re-engaged
Delivering clarity, connection and calm.
Mediation is:
Private (confidential)
Professional (process-driven)
Practical (future-focused)
Conflict does not resolve itself and silence is not peace. Mediation creates space for healthy disagreement before it escalates into risk. Kate favours a flexible process, typically involving three phases:
Independent Review – Confidential scoping & recommendations (with your support)
Relationship Building – Individual meetings with parties, group mediation, action plan
Ongoing Support – Coaching, facilitation, independent advisor - as needed
"Let’s work together to get your clients unstuck so you can get on with achieving them results."
