Mediation is a way of dispute resolution which, in practice, can no longer be ignored. The mediator’s efforts are aimed at improving communication between parties, making their underlying interests visible and guiding parties in finding an acceptable solution. The mediator encourages them to provide the creative building blocks for this. All this as an alternative to going to court. Sometimes a court procedure is unavoidable, often this is time-consuming and costly. We can manage mediations as lawyers for one of the parties. Furthermore, Alexander Steensma is an Mfn-registered mediator. His focus is on cooperation problems in the workplace, where his employment law background comes in handy.