Corporate Conflict Resolution Training - Ripple Learning

Conflict Resolution

Onsite corporate accidental mediator workshops

This onsite corporate training is a practical, skills-based workshop equips participants with the confidence and techniques to de-escalate tensions, facilitate resolution, and foster collaboration.

Help resolve conflict disputes effectively while maintaining professional relationships and team cohesion.

In any workplace, conflict can arise unexpectedly, and many professionals find themselves mediating disputes without formal training or authority. These “accidental mediators” must navigate strong emotions, competing perspectives, and high-stakes conversations—all while maintaining neutrality and professionalism.
This practical, skills-based workshop provides the confidence and techniques needed to de-escalate tensions, facilitate resolution, and foster collaboration. Participants will leave with a structured approach to managing workplace disputes effectively while preserving relationships and team cohesion.


This course is ideal for those who frequently find themselves in the middle of workplace tensions, including:
  • Team leaders and managers
  • HR professionals
  • Project managers and coordinators
  • Customer service and client-facing roles

What your employees will learn in this accidental mediator corporate training:

  • Making sense of conflict dynamics and how to analyse conflict to identify the real issues and understand all the contributing factors
  • How to assess what the most appropriate conflict resolution process is for the circumstances; when to step in as an ‘accidental mediator’ and when to recommend that alternative processes are used
  • Learn how to apply a step-by-step approach to facilitating a constructive solution-focused negotiation as an ‘accidental mediator’
  • How psychological and emotional triggers influence behaviours during conflict
  • What principles need to be followed to ensure that the dialogue stays safe for all participants
  • When and how to use questioning techniques to encourage expression of the underlying concerns and interest of all participants
  • How to utilise a range of communication skills to reduce tension, calm strong emotions and support all participants to feel heard and understood
  • How to recognize when the conflict is beyond your role or expertise and how to transition from informal mediation to formal conflict resolution processes or organisational leadership
  • How to follow up after a mediation to ensure the agreed outcomes are being implemented or further refined where necessary
  • Strategies to maintain appropriate boundaries and ensure self-care

Customised role-play and real life scenarios

We customise our approach and each conflict resolution workshop to address your particular issues, within your industry. Our facilitators develop role-play scenarios which are realistic for your workplace and job roles.

We like to offer participants the opportunity to practice their skills in a supportive environment so they feel confident when dealing with the emotions or anger of others in real life. 

The way we do this depends on the needs and personalities within your team. Some workplaces embrace the opportunity to participate in role-plays to practice their skills. Others prefer to discuss how they would handle a range of real-life scenarios in small groups and then practice their skills at home.


Choose what works for you

  1. One Hour - Typically introduces the key concepts and provides an overview of the LEARN to listen model of deep listening. It is a popular option for a 'lunch and learn' session or evening webinar.
  2. Half Day - Typically covers all content areas, includes a demonstration of skills and provides space for half an hour of skills practice or small group discussion.
  3. Full Day - After covering all content, the focus is on building confidence in the execution of skills – taking your team on a journey through the stages of the adult learning cycle; from unconscious incompetence, through conscious incompetence to conscious competence through participation in lots of role-play practice.
  4. Further coached role-play sessions (ratio of 1:1, 1:2 or 1:3) can be arranged for staff members who need to be able to take their skills to the stage where they can competently handle any situation without having to think consciously about what they're doing.

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