consultation administrative orbiting due process nonaction negotiation character assassination 1. an ineffective strategy for resolving conflict. 2. an ineffective resolution technique where the person with a conflict attempts to discredit and distance an individual from the others in the group 3. strategy of wearing down a dissatisfied employee while at the same time claiming that resolution procedures are open and available 4. process by which individuals or groups attempt to realize their goals by bargaining with another party who has at least some control over goal attainment 5. an outside consultant that serves as a go-between and can speak more directly to the issues because she is not a member of either group.