Breaking up is hard to do, as the old song says, and perhaps especially so in the case of partnership breakups and business disputes. Emotion and pride can easily cloud sound business judgment and make it difficult to reach a reasonable resolution.

Excessive focus on assigning fault for the business failure can blind the participants to a solution otherwise readily at hand. In such cases, a well-timed mediation often is the best mechanism to clear away the confusion and sharpen the focus to find the pathway out.

As a mediator of business and commercial disputes, I offer these four compelling reasons to consider mediating your next business dispute.