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Litigios colectivos de trabajo en Polonia y los métodos para resolverlos (10/15/08)
En la República Popular de Polonia los sindicatos estaban controlados por las autoridades. Los sindicatos libres emergentes eran ilegales en el sistema legal vigente, y no será hasta 1980 cuando tras numerosas huelgas laborales las autoridades concedieron legalizar a unos sindicatos.
Bullies At Work (10/14/08)
Workplace bullying is a growing international problem. It is more than a one-time incident. It is a pattern of behavior between a bully and another worker which can demoralize, isolate and trigger illness in the target of the bully.
Using Creativity When Negotiating Commercial Disputes – A Challenge For Lawyers? (10/14/08)
The article entitled “Using Creativity when Negotiating Commercial Disputes – A Challenge for Lawyers?” raises the question if and how lawyers should use creative tools when negotiating disputes in an area of law which typically is highly competitive and litigated.
KISS Mediators Rock ABA Conference: Why Would Three Self-Respecting Professional Mediators Play Dress-Up? (10/14/08)
An interesting name for an ABA conference session, but what does rock and roll have to do with mediation? Answer: it was about a taking a Rock-N-Roll attitude toward mediating commercial cases. But why the make-up?
Mediate.com Blog Archive for October 13, 2008 (10/14/08)
This is an archive of the Mediate.com Blog for October 13, 2008.
Mediate.com Blog Archive for October 6, 2008 (10/07/08)
This is an archive of the Mediate.com Blog for October 6, 2008.
Mpho Tutu Receives First Marvin Johnson Divesity & Equity Award from ACR (10/07/08)
The Rev. Mpho A. Tutu, an Episcopal priest and founder and executive director of the Tutu Institute for Prayer and Pilgrimage, has received the first Marvin E. Johnson Diversity and Equity Award from the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR).
Alice Shorett Receives Association for Conflict Resolution’s Sharon M. Pickett Award (10/07/08)
Alice Shorett has been awarded the Sharon M. Pickett Award by the Association for Conflict Resolution. Shorett was presented the award for having advanced the cause of environmental protection through the effective use of alternative dispute resolution.
Constructive Ambiguity In Neighbour – Neighbour Mediation (10/06/08)
The term ‘constructive ambiguity’ is often attributed to Henry Kissinger and is a negotiating tactic used to cover up areas of disagreement or to save face of those taking part in negotiations. It is a technique most often seen in the context of international affairs, but can the same tactic be used in the less exalted surrounds of a neighbour – neighbour dispute? And if it can, is its use an example of good practice or superficiality in mediation?
Dealing With Worldviews In Interpersonal Conflict (10/06/08)
What fuels our daily experiences? Why are we so challenged by the dynamics of interpersonal relationships? Whether a CEO, a police officer, a parent, a lawyer, a news reporter, or a senator, we all face decisions on how to deal with the events of the day. The “how” is determined by our uniquely personal worldviews – the lens through which we interpret the world. Gaining an understanding of one’s personal worldview – its components and mechanisms – is a potent way to expand our ability to deal with conflict.
Blended Families: Protecting Children The Second Time Around (10/06/08)
Second marriages are a time for new beginnings, dreams of romance and adventure may abound. Then, too, there are the concerns. Most disturbing of all are the worries that center around entitlements of children.
Lee Hamilton Receives Peacemaker Award from ACR (10/05/08)
Lee H. Hamilton, director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC and the director of the Center on Congress at Indiana University, has been awarded the Association for Conflict Resolution’s (ACR) Peacemaker Award.
John Haynes Distinguished Mediator Award Presented to Peter Salem (10/02/08)
Peter Salem, Executive Director of the Association of Family Conciliation Courts, was awarded the John M. Haynes Distinguished Mediator Award by the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) at its Eighth Annual Conference, September 24-27, 2008 in Austin, Texas.
Russian Peacemaker Receives ACR International Leadership Award (10/01/08)
In recognition of his leadership promoting creative processes that help people across the globe find peaceful solutions to conflicts, Shamil Fattakhov from Kazan, Russia, received the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) International Development Committee 2008 Outstanding Leadership Award.
Remembering and Missing a Leader, Mediator, Teacher, Legislator and Friend (10/01/08)
Many members of the mediation community joined hundreds of others in the state to mourn the loss and celebrate the life of beloved mediator, teacher and leader Bryan Johnston.
Rule 68 and Offers of Judgment, Part I: How They Work and Why You Should Care (9/30/08)
I once had a client tell me: “I’m in the outsourcing business, not the litigation business.” He would probably read the title to this post and say something like: “I’m a client. Why do I care about rule anything?” Whether you are a client or a lawyer involved in US litigation, Rule 68 and similar state rules are important to you for two reasons: they can get cases resolved when nothing else can, and few lawyers use them effectively.
Improvisational Negotiation: Moving Away from Conventional Wisdom (9/30/08)
Improvisational Negotiation represents a particular mind-set and approach to negotiation that is flexible and adaptable to a fluid set of circumstances. In the Improvisational Negotiation realm, there are no steadfast rules, grids, or specific definitions that must be adhered to. Rather, the success of this technique stems from the willingness to replace the traditional “one size fits all” textbook approach with a style that focuses on the moment and is based on creativity, acceptance of uncertainty and willingness to take risk.
Negotiating the Economy: You Can't Save Your Face and Your Ass at the Same Time (9/30/08)
If inaction is the answer (which I doubt -- see the Harvard Working Knowledge round-up of solutions from the smartest people in the room, here) our representatives should say so. If they're afraid of looking bad, we should get rid of the bums. If they're angry at Nancy Pelosi, they should get over it. Though Pelosi's speech is an example of the way that being hard on the people rather than on the problem can cause negotiations to break down, surely our elected representatives realize they can't pout their way through this crisis.
Regulating In-The-Way Emotions In Conflict Resolution: Is The Difference Between A Roar And A Purr Found In The Eye Of The Beholder (Or Ear Of The Listener)? (9/30/08)
Conflicts that include runaway emotions can be very difficult to resolve, of course. Because there are so many methods of emotion regulation, James Gross and Ross Thompson have created a handy model that makes the various methods easier to sort and recall.
Mediate.com Blog Archive for September 29, 2008 (9/30/08)
This is an archive of the Mediate.com Blog for September 29, 2008.
What The ABA Says Lawyers And Clients Are Looking For In Commercial Mediation & Other Current ADR Trends (9/29/08)
The most important ideas I came away with from this conference concern what the ABA has found repeat users of commercial mediation are looking for from mediators, and the emerging increased use of Dispute Boards.
Mediation Grows As Firms See The Benefit Of Finding Common Ground (9/29/08)
In a mediation a few months back, those involved - some lay people, a growing business and a professional adviser - revealed they had previously spent more than three years in dispute and incurred legal and other costs running well into six figures, an amount that may have significantly outweighed what was at issue between them.
Tears In Mediation (9/29/08)
It is only a question of time before someone cries during one of your mediations. For a new mediator this can be unsettling. What does it mean and what intervention options are available and indeed advisable?
Mediate.com Blog Archive for September 22, 2008 (9/22/08)
This is an archive of the Mediate.com Blog for September 22, 2008.
Fortalecimiento de la justicia laboral (9/22/08)
Fortalecer es hacer fuerte, esto como es sinónimo de eficiente, el sistema; en el caso particular nuestro significa hacer cierta y eficiente y por tal efectiva la Justicia Laboral, dando cumplimiento sustantivo y procedimental a los principios contenidos en el CAPITULO II Derechos Sociales SECCION SEGUNDA de la Constitución de la Republica de El Salvador, Trabajo y Seguridad Social, por medio de la justa aplicación de las disposiciones del Código de Trabajo y de otros instrumentos legales sean estos de creación Legislativa o Ejecutiva y de aquellos de Derecho Internacional.
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