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How Forgiveness Benefits You After The Divorce
Everyone wants to be right, but oftentimes, holding onto one’s pride tears the relationship apart.
Ascending the Status of Mediation - Supporting the National Mediation Policy Act
The Academy of Professional Family Mediators (APFM) recently became the first major organization to endorse The National Mediation Policy Act, a seminal national effort to improve the sanity of discourse in our country.
Mediation in a Changing Climate? - From Consensus to Confrontation?
It is a privilege to speak here at the Salzburg Global Seminar. I'd like to start with some provocation. Imagine these alternatives to the usual headlines.
Trump’s Approach to Conflict Resolution: Effect on Disputants and Neutrals
Donald Trump’s primary approach to the resolution of conflict is to focus on what he sees as his power advantage over the party with whom he is dealing, and to rely on that presumed power advantage to force the other party to agree to his terms.
Educating the Next Generation in Resolving Social Media Disputes
Educating the next generation about conflict resolution skills--early in life--is essential on many levels.
Referring Church Conflict to Mediation
This article outlines what uninvolved church leaders could do: encourage mediation in churches.
Is Mediation Justice?
This challenges the views of some commentators that mediation is a bad thing because it is private and prevents citizens from having their day in court.
The Psychology of Conflict and the Art of Compassion
This article is designed to shift how we manage people in emotionally intense situations.
APFM, NAFCM, MBB & ACR Sponsor National Mediation Policy Act!
The APFM, NAFCM, MBB & ACR have joined Mediate.com's groundbreaking efforts to set America on a better path by sponsoring the "National Mediation Policy Act" (NMPA). The Act declares a national policy favoring voluntary mediation over disputes being litigated, remaining unresolved or resulting in violence.
Enlisting the Involvement of Organizational Ombuds to Resolve Workplace Conflicts at Public Schools in Hong Kong
This article advocates the establishment of organizational ombuds by the Education and Development Bureau in Hong Kong to complement its current system to resolve workplace conflicts at public schools.
Slow Down and Be the Bedouin
It feels productive to toss out ideas for a solution and demonstrate how much we want to help. But it’s usually unproductive if we haven’t done something essential first: Make sure we understand the problem from their frame of reference.
Safeguarding the Pillars of Mediation in India
When mediating in India, adhering to the ‘four pillars’ is key.
It’s Not Just About the Money and Other Food for Thought for Mediators
A number of recent mediations have reaffirmed some essentials which I share here in the hope that they might be helpful to others.
Lead Without Bullying
We’re reading a lot these days about leaders who bully.
Silence is Golden!
A pause at the right moment can be a very powerful tool.
Interview with Bruce Edwards - The Future of Mediation and Mediation in India
This is an new of Bruce Edwards by Mediate.com Managing Editor Dr. Clare Fowler. Bruce discusses growth in the field of mediation generally and the growth of mediation in India specifically.
Time to Think About Jurisdiction and Look to Scotland
It should be remembered that Scotland has so much genuine quality to offer this market with the business, revenue, employment and other benefits which it can bring to the economy of Scotland as a leading service provider.
Embodied Conflict - Chapter II. The Neural Encoding Function
Embodied Conflict presents the neural encoding function in layman’s terms, outlining seven key characteristics and exploring their implications for communication, relationship, and conflict resolution.
Introduction to Embodied Conflict: the neural roots of conflict and communication
Embodied Conflict presents the neural encoding function in layman’s terms, outlining seven key characteristics and exploring their implications for communication, relationship, and conflict resolution.
The Fault Lines of the Contemporary Ideological Divide - Part 1
This article discusses the ideological divide looking at conflict from both a mediator's (Part 1) and a therapist's perspective (Part 2).
New Interview with Ken Cloke - The Future of Mediation and Negotiation in Our Culture, Politics and Society
This is a new interview of mediation leader and author Ken Cloke by Robert Benjamin as part of Mediate's new "The Future of Mediation and Negotiation in Our Culture, Politics and Society" video series.
New Interview with Peter Adler - The Future of Mediation and Negotiation in Our Culture, Politics and Society
This is a new interview with public policy mediation leader Peter Adler by Robert Benjamin as part of Mediate's new "The Future of Mediation and Negotiation in Our Culture, Politics and Society" video series.
New Interview with Nina Meierding - The Future of Mediation and Negotiation in Our Culture, Politics and Society
New interview with Nina Meierding by Robert Benjamin as part of Mediate's new "The Future of Mediation and Negotiation in Our Culture, Politics and Society" video series.
A Case of Bad Bargaining Practices
The shutdown over a wall on the southern border shows how the political parties have ignored and violated several tenets of bargaining essential to reach an agreement.
Effective Conflict Management versus a Quick “Fix”
Sometime potential individual clients or institutions and organizations who want to hire me are looking for a quick fix for their longstanding conflict management problems.