Frequently Asked Questions
How do you charge for your services?
How long do preparation and follow-up take?
How much time is required for mediation?
How do you charge for your services?
I charge for the time I spend working for you. I tally the time I work on your file. I total this time in hours and divide it by 7 to get a daily total.
For each stage of our work together I will prepare a workplan proposal with an estimated time. I commit to deliver within that estimate unless we mutually decide more work is needed. If my work requires less time than estimated, I pass the savings on to my client.
How long do preparation and follow-up take?
In general, a day-long session takes a day to prepare. If a full record of the meeting is needed, this takes a day to write-up. So the average day-long session will require three days of my time. I say average because it could be less or more depending on your needs.
How much time is required for mediation?
For conflict resolution, there are three steps:
- Interviewing parties involved or impacted
- Reporting back to the client recommending next steps
- Holding a mediation meeting or whatever intervention is needed
I’ll work through an example. If there are four people in a team who find their work difficult because of unresolved conflict, my proposal could look like this:
- interviewing — 8 hours (I book 2 hours per person)
- reviewing the data, designing the needed intervention, liaison with participants — 4 hours
- half-day mediation — 4 hours
- record of the mediation meeting — 4 hours
Total: 2.5 days (actually 2.89 but as the work falls roughly into 2 1/2 days this feels fair to me and is a saving for the client)
Please get in touch regarding my rate.
