Helping Manage and Minimize Conflict within the Family with Jane Beddall

Today, I have the pleasure of speaking with Jane Beddall, founder and principal of Dovetail Resolutions. Jane is a seasoned mediator, facilitator, and consultant, as well as a certified CINERGY® Conflict Management Coach and a Conflict Dynamics Profile® Certified Practitioner. She works with legacy families, family enterprises, and family offices to help individuals and families handle communication and conflict better. Jane is the host of the weekly podcast Crafting Solutions to Conflict, providing a practical and positive perspective on conflict. In 2014, she received The Honorable Robert C. Zampano Award for Excellence in Mediation, which recognizes and celebrates leadership, initiative, and creativity in mediation in Connecticut.

The word "conflict" comes up often in our work with UHNW families and few people misunderstand its meaning, so Jane provides some useful foundational definitions. She defines what conflict is, both in general as well as in the context of family enterprises and family wealth situations and describes the different manifestations of conflict that are common among families of wealth.

Jane zeros in on conflict within families and explains how families generally deal with different kinds of conflict and highlights the best ways for them to manage and cope with conflict in order to achieve the best possible outcomes for the family.

Dealing with conflict is a sensitive subject, and many families are not familiar with the kind of resources that are available to them in this field. Jane describes the conflict resolution landscape and the different professionals out there, pointing out how families can decide whom to work with or whether to deal with the conflict on their own.

Family advisors and service providers – even those who are not experts in conflict management – can get caught up in the middle of tense family situations. Jane offers her practical advice on how professional family advisors should deal with conflict in the family when they encounter it or get drawn into it.

Enjoy this practical discussion with one of the most experienced and recognized practitioners in the field of UHNWE family conflict management.