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To Disagree Better, We Need to Improve our Conflict Competence author.

To Disagree Better, We Need to Improve our Conflict Competence

Every year I train hundreds of professionals and university students on what I call “conflict competence,” or how to accept,...

By Danya Rumore
Dancing with Disagreement author.

Dancing with Disagreement

A person does not have to be particularly gifted to be able to make disagreements worse. On the other hand,...

By John Potter
Are Negotiation Tactics Returning to the American Government? author.

Are Negotiation Tactics Returning to the American Government?

It is no secret that the American government is mired in ideological gridlock. It does not seem to be a...

By Cindy Feit
50 Questions You Can Ask Friends and Relatives in Political Arguments author.

50 Questions You Can Ask Friends and Relatives in Political Arguments

As we head into another election season, during which we will be talking with friends and relatives we may find...

By Kenneth Cloke
How to Have an Unsuccessful Mediation author.

How to Have an Unsuccessful Mediation

Recently, I conducted a mediation which from the moment I introduced myself, I knew it would not settle. Certain signs...

By Phyllis Pollack
Competing, Accommodating and Compromising in Conflict Resolution author.

Competing, Accommodating and Compromising in Conflict Resolution

Competing, accommodating, and compromising all fall on the distributive dimension — on the diagonal from the upper-left mode to the...

By Ralph Kilmann
Maximizing Value: Soft Negotiation Skills to Create Value author.

Maximizing Value: Soft Negotiation Skills to Create Value

To most people, negotiation is a battle of words. They are all about reaching an agreement. They get blinded by...

By Papito Francis Ojok
Who says Mediation is not for Complex Cases? author.

Who says Mediation is not for Complex Cases?

Debunking common Myths about Mediation and Asserting how Litigators can help with the process Mediation has rightfully earned a reputation...

By Scott Levin
Conflict Tipping Podcast Episode 17: Making Lives More Complex (and Democratic) with Shannon Wheatley Hartman author.

Conflict Tipping Podcast Episode 17: Making Lives More Complex (and Democratic) with Shannon Wheatley Hartman

In this episode, Laura speaks with Dr. Shannon Wheatley Hartman of the Interactivity Foundation.  Listen if you are interested in...

By Laura May
Making Mediation Work in Your Favor – How to Approach Mediation in High Stakes Litigation author.

Making Mediation Work in Your Favor – How to Approach Mediation in High Stakes Litigation

By Jonathan Pollard Florida litigation attorney Jonathan Pollard discusses mediation strategy. Mediation is now an unavoidable and often mandatory part...

By Jonathan Pollard
What Happens Now? Succession Planning for Family Owned Businesses author.

What Happens Now? Succession Planning for Family Owned Businesses

“Won’t Someone Take Over for Me?” read a recent headline in the Business Section of The New York Times (01/05/2023). ...

By Dr. Lynne C. Halem
Chinese Spy Balloon – ‘Shoot It Down’: Expert Negotiation Lessons author.

Chinese Spy Balloon – ‘Shoot It Down’: Expert Negotiation Lessons

Shoot it down! This was the rallying cry of Republicans all last week after a large balloon identified by US...

By Bob Bordone
You Should Always Negotiate Your Worth: 3 Reasons Why author.

You Should Always Negotiate Your Worth: 3 Reasons Why

Are you required to negotiate your salary? No, but it is a good idea. Here are 3 reasons why you...

By Shane Ray Martin
How Can I Become More Comfortable with Conflict? author.

How Can I Become More Comfortable with Conflict?

One of the most common questions friends and family often ask me is, "How do I become more comfortable with...

By Bob Bordone
Pele’s Magic, Match and Mediation author.

Pele’s Magic, Match and Mediation

The 2022 World Cup pageant is being staged in Doha of Qatar, and all interests and attentions are riveted to...

By Mukti Rijal
Aaron Judge Contract Negotiations: A Case Study in Leveraging Power author.

Aaron Judge Contract Negotiations: A Case Study in Leveraging Power

For those of you who are not sports/baseball fans, you may not have known (or cared) that Aaron Judge, who...

By Jill Gross
Business vs Values in Negotiation: FIFA and Qatar author.

Business vs Values in Negotiation: FIFA and Qatar

What is the balance in business vs. values in negotiation? Watching this years World Cup has been different but the...

By Bob Bordone
Inside the Mediation Room – Lucia Kanter St. Amour author.

Inside the Mediation Room – Lucia Kanter St. Amour

A member of the Neuro-leadership Institute, Lucia has specific training in behavioral science, and how real people act in real...

By Lucia Kanter St Amour, Michael Aurit, Karen Aurit
Bayonetta 3, Fairpay and Negotiation author.

Bayonetta 3, Fairpay and Negotiation

Interested in issues like pay equity, pay transparency, salary negotiations, and the role of gender and unions? Then, this video...

By Bob Bordone
Name-Calling in Conflict author.

Name-Calling in Conflict

Even though we know that name-calling is infantile, sometimes in the heat of anger, we realize we have resorted to...

By Cinnie Noble
Great Reads Book Club – Hesha Abrams, interviewed by John DeGroote author.

Great Reads Book Club – Hesha Abrams, interviewed by John DeGroote

The October 2022 edition of Mediate.com's Great Reads Book Club: "Holding the Calm: The Secret to Resolving Conflict and Defusing...

By Hesha Abram, John DeGroote
Negotiation and Hamilton author.

Negotiation and Hamilton

Harvard Law Fellow Reacts to Hamilton // What negotiation lessons can we take away from the musical Hamilton? Watch as...

By Bob Bordone
Negotiation and Mediation Communication Gambits for Breaking Impasse & more… author.

Negotiation and Mediation Communication Gambits for Breaking Impasse & more…

A sample of over 3,000 phrases for negotiators, mediators, and judges, on more than 400 topics in the book from...

By John Barkai
An Introduction to Collaborative Construction Contracts for Large and International Projects author.

An Introduction to Collaborative Construction Contracts for Large and International Projects

Where there is construction, there are contracts. Typically, these contracts are obtained through a competitive, hard-bid process, which is often...

By Peter Kamminga
Pouring a Little Psychological Cold Water on Online Dispute Resolution author.

Pouring a Little Psychological Cold Water on Online Dispute Resolution

Published in the Journal of Dispute Resolution. This Article (and video) examine the strengths and weaknesses of ODR (online dispute...

By Jean Sternlight
Slices of Conflict in Life author.

Slices of Conflict in Life

Question:  Where does conflict come from? Answer: Normal, unconflicted life. Building on Felstiner, Abel, and Sarat’s classic article describing the...

By John Lande
Logic, Emotions and Values: 40 Years of Negotiation Style and Decision Theory author.

Logic, Emotions and Values: 40 Years of Negotiation Style and Decision Theory

Much has been written about negotiation style and decision theory in the last 40 years. Getting to Yes was a sensation in...

By Faith Ireland
Abandoning Our Assumptions When in Conflict author.

Abandoning Our Assumptions When in Conflict

Conflict Management Blog by Cinnie Noble “For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views...

By Cinnie Noble
For the Forces of Good, Indeed! author.

For the Forces of Good, Indeed!

If you are interested in a highly readable, relatable, and well-reasoned book on how to live a life empowered and...

By Merry Brown
Negotiation is Not Much Different From a Muscle: An Excerpt from ‘For the Forces of Good’ author.

Negotiation is Not Much Different From a Muscle: An Excerpt from ‘For the Forces of Good’

mediate.com is excited to share a sneak peek at the already best-selling book by attorney, veteran mediator and internationally renowned...

By Lucia Kanter St Amour

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