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Why I Feel Mediation?

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. Syl is trying to control the emotions in the discussion by staying consistent and focusing on completing the project efficiently. Therefore, she is trying to convince Daniel that the proposed solution is fair by consistently stating this is about the project not his sexual orientation. In doing so, she is trying to avoid the feelings of inequality by means of having one set of rules for this person and a different set for another, in which favoritism might be expressed instead of concentrating on the project. Daniel feelings of discrimination and inequality will eventually erode the relationship between him and management and might also set a precedence that a coworker would not have to work with whomever they want to. For these reasons I feel it is important for mediating the discussion to come up with a proposed solution in which precedence is not set creating additional conflict thus a counterproductive work environment for reasons of gossiping and backstabbing.
I feel mediation is a more effective approach to the discussion for reasons of the end result of the conversation is going to affect the workplace because of the way society has embraced the LBGT community. Therefore, short term the project is the most important, but in the long term how she handles the discussion will affect the workplace. I think the current discussion is going to create a counterproductive workplace which is absence of satisfaction associated with some undesirable behavior such as gossiping

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