About Me – Judith Foxton

With over two decades of experience in Human Resources (HR), I have worked across various sectors including retail, leisure and hospitality, legal, facilities, and charities.

 

I live with my partner, children and two rescue dogs— each day is a negotiation.
 

I have been an active trustee of a mental health charity for the last 22 years, I have counselling qualifications and I’m a mental -health first aider.

My Approach to Mediation - ​Outline of available steps:

• Management/HR Conversations: Speak with management / HR, remotely or face-to-face, to get a full understanding of the background circumstances and the organisation’s viewpoint.

• Individual Conversations: Speak with the individual parties, remotely or face-to-face. I am comfortable with home visits or neutral locations and can involve family members if it increases trust and participation. Setting boundaries and managing expectations are needed at this stage.

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• Personality Profiling (optional): Utilise i3 profiling to understand personality traits,
communication styles, and preferred environments that might contribute to conflict.
This tool helps in identifying underlying issues. Home - i3 Profiling

 

• Expression of Wish Letter (optional): Support individuals in writing letters to the other party, expressing how actions have affected them while focusing on the future without placing blame. This can be a powerful step before any meeting but is not always suitable.
 

• Way Forward Workshop: Conduct a session with all parties to find a way forward. This workshop is flexible, with objectives tailored to the issue at hand.

• Commitment Charter: Once a resolution is agreed upon, co-author a document outlining the commitment from all parties. This is the stage that cements that need for mutual respect, even if the parties agree to disagree.
 

• Check-In Accountability Workshops (optional): Structured, all party follow-up meetings to openly discuss positives, negatives and tweak the Commitment Charter if necessary. Any ongoing issues are addressed.
 

• Management/HR de-brief: Meet with management / HR to confirm the issues that have and the outcome. This includes discussing anything that has arisen that may pose a risk.

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Averist mediation prices:

£500 + vat - Full day is 10am to 4pm
£300 + vat - Half day 10-1pm or 1pm to 4pm.
Any preparatory work is charged at £100 + vat per hour.
Travel and expenses.

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