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Essential Tips for a Successful Oil and Gas Mediation
As the oil and gas industry continues to evolve, oil and gas companies will no doubt see new types of claims asserted against them.
4 Tips to Make the Most of Your Divorce Mediation Process
Divorce mediation has great advantages over the aggressive and unpredictable process of divorce litigation.
Video: When Might It Be Necessary to Bring In a Mediator?
Have you wondered, when might it be necessary to bring in a mediator or, how does a mediator help families resolve conflicts?
The Challenges Women Face at Work and How Mediation Can Help
In this article, we will be discussing the challenges women face at work and how mediation can help.
Self-Determination in the Skilled Mediator
A mediator can enable the disputants’ exercise of their own self-determination, lessening the chances of the mediator exercising her/his own.
Mixed Mode Dispute Resolution Papers Featured at Fordham Conference
This panel had many highlights, including FOI Tom Stipanowich, who coined the term mixed-mode and who now refers to it as “lane-changing.”
Your Gut Instincts and Conflict
Many of us have fine-tuned instincts that help guide us through challenges we face when we encounter situations and interactions that perplex us.
Changing Hearts, Minds, and Behavior around Conflict
Before I start teaching a course or workshop about conflict management, I always tell my students that I have a modest goal for the class: to change their hearts, minds, and behaviors.
The Impending Battle for the Soul of Online Dispute Resolution
In his journal article, Mr. Tiamiyu examines potential ethical considerations related to emerging online dispute resolution technologies.
Focusing on Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Conversation With Two JAMS Neutrals
Both of these accomplished women have handled thousands of cases in multiple areas of the law.
Virtual Mediation in Today’s World: A Pandemic Success Story
When the legal profession began to experience the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, I wondered specifically how it would affect alternative dispute resolution. I was not so concerned about arbitration.
How to Stay Calm During Difficult Conversations (like at Thanksgiving!)
Have you wondered how to control your emotions during a difficult conversation or how to stay calm during a difficult conversation?
Why is Gray Divorce Becoming Increasingly Common?
A “gray divorce” occurs when a senior couple ends their marriage after years or decades of togetherness.
CPR International Conference Highlights: ‘Effects on Cross-Border Disputes After the Singapore Convention’
According to the Singapore Convention on Mediation’s website, the Convention is a “multilateral treaty which offers a uniform and efficient framework for the enforcement and invocation of international agreements resulting from mediation.”
How to Work Effectively with Your In-House Counsel
During the 2021 CPR International Conference, held online Oct. 6-7, CPR’s Young Leaders in Alternative Dispute Resolution Steering Committee presented “How to Work Effectively with Your In-House Counsel.”
[PODCAST] JAMS Neutrals on the Evolution of Trusts and Estates Disputes and Considerations for Selecting the Right Mediator
A podcast from JAMS featuring Hon. Glen Reiser (Ret.) and Lisbeth Bulmash, Esq., on the rise of trusts and estates disputes and the role of mediation in successful resolutions.
Book Review: When Gender is in Question, a Guide to Understanding
Sherkin's book When Gender is in Question focuses on the experience of the transitioning person and their loved ones and as such provides a doorway to deeper understanding, to uncovering bias, and to appropriate interaction.
5 Questions to Ask Your Potential Family Mediator
This article addresses five important questions parents should ask a family mediator before hiring them. These questions could help parents find the right professional to guide them toward an agreement.
Tips to Navigate Conflict in the World of Social Media
As an alternative dispute professional whose job is to navigate conflict daily, I am often asked how I would handle certain situations. Recently, I was asked how to avoid engaging in social media battles.
Being Prepared
Here is a classic quote by Benjamin Franklin: “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”
“When Patterns Are Broken, New Worlds Emerge”
The relevance of this quote by Tuli Kupferberg to interpersonal conflict may not be immediately evident. But, through my work as a conflict management coach, and in my own experience, I am aware that we tend to get into patterns about how we react to things that provoke us.
What I'm Reading – Collateral Damage of War
War is the worst method of dispute resolution.
What Makes Someone Ask for a Divorce
“What makes someone leave one partner for another? Or what forces someone to ask about divorce?” These are the most common questions asked on different divorce blogs and forums.
The Known and the Unknown
When I first read this quote years ago, it made no sense to me. It seemed nonsensical at best.
Incorporating a Campus Mediation Program
Conflict is a normal, unavoidable part of life.
Tips to Navigate Conflict in the World of Social Media
An ADR Expert’s View on Finding the Right Approach.
The Impending Battle for the Soul of Online Dispute Resolution
Oladeji Tiamiyu, Clinical Fellow at Harvard Law School and Host of Convergence, a podcast exploring the intersection of technology and dispute resolution, has published a timely article titled, “The Impending Battle for the Soul of ODR: Evolving Technologies and Ethical Factors Influencing the Field.”
Negotiation Will Not Fix Sexism
Let’s start with the obvious–it pains me to realize that negotiation can’t fix everything.
Conflict Management Lessons from Improv Theater
Can the rules of improv theater help us with conflict?
Remembering Mediator Irvin P. Foster
Irvin P. Foster, who mentored and inspired many mediators, died on September 5th. ISCT Coordinator, Janet Mueller, shares the following remembrance of him.
“When Patterns are Broken, New Worlds Emerge”
The relevance of this quote by Tuli Kupferberg to interpersonal conflict may not be immediately evident.
Court Ordered Mediation and Informed Consent
Standard I of the Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators is entitled "Self-Determination" and admonishes us that "a mediator shall conduct a mediation on the principle of party self-determination."
How Much Money Does Mediation Save Companies?
By turning their faces from the legal system, many companies have saved fortunes in the money and time that legal proceedings require.
Health Systems and the Benefits of Early Dispute Resolution
Recognizing Common Internal Issues That Often Escalate Into Disputes and How ADR Can Help.
Working with Financial Neutrals
One of the hardest problems that a divorcing couple may face is how to divide up marital property.