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Frida mediates a conflict at work
Two bakers on Frida's team have not spoken to each other for weeks, and the whole early shift feels it. Learn to mediate - to listen to both sides, to find the interests behind the positions and to reach a consensus before the conflict escalates.
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Frida
So, ihr beiden: Bei dieser Mediation bin ich nur Vermittlerin, ganz unparteiisch. Schlichten müsst ihr selbst.
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Translation
Right, you two: in this mediation I'm only the mediator, completely impartial. The settling is up to you.
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Baker
Einverstanden. Und die Sprüche über Brezeln lasse ich ab sofort.
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Translation
Agreed. And I'll drop the remarks about pretzels from now on.
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Frida
Na bitte, so schnell kann man einen gemeinsamen Nenner finden. Ein Konsens im besten Einvernehmen!
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Translation
There you go, that's how quickly you can find common ground. A consensus in perfect harmony!
Words and Phrases
- die Mediation mediation
- der Vermittler mediator
- die Vermittlerin mediator
- der Konsens consensus
- die Eskalation escalation
- die Kränkung hurt
- die Sichtweise point of view
- das Einvernehmen agreement
- die Befindlichkeit sensitivity
- vermitteln to mediate
- eskalieren to escalate
- schlichten to settle
- deeskalieren to de-escalate
- kränken to hurt (someone's feelings)
- unparteiisch impartial
- festgefahren deadlocked
- Öl ins Feuer gießen to add fuel to the fire
- einen gemeinsamen Nenner finden to find common ground
- der Konflikt conflict
- das Missverständnis misunderstanding
- der Vorwurf reproach
- sachlich objective
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