Ralph Williams compares his style of mediation to coaching. He tries to "coach people in the process to accomplish their goals."
"In other words, I'm everybody's servant. ... I'm omni-partial," he said, paraphrasing a colleague.
As a 10-year veteran of coaching youth soccer, Williams knows, "You can't teach complex soccer plays to 5-year-olds who barely know the difference between left and right."
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