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Verbal Self-Defense Begins with a Mindset of Compassion and Empathy
What does it mean to learn the art of verbal self-defense?
Implicit Bias is Everywhere: Even in the ER!
This article discusses a medical diagnosis--due to bias.
Thoughts on the Singapore Convention
The Singapore Convention parallels the New York Convention for Arbitration by legitimizing mediation as a dispute resolution method for international commercial transactions.
How to Manage Conflict at Work: The Argument for Utilizing Emotional Intelligence
If you are, as they say, a left-brained person, you may find it difficult to manage conflict in the workplace when it springs up between employees.
Don’t Rely on Peer Mediation to Resolve Bullying in Schools
One way schools can equip students with the skills to address conflict is through peer mediation.
This I Believe
I am willing to respect you even though I might not admire or look up to you for the accomplishments you are credited with.
New Horizon for International Commercial Mediation: The Singapore Convention
The fundamental concept of the Convention began in 1958 with the signing of the New York Convention. That concept is the obligation of contracting nation states to give effect to private agreements emerging from alternative dispute resolution.
It Takes Just One Moment to Change, For Good or Bad
It took just a moment in time: 6 August 1945 at 8:15am.
What to Do After You Get Your Divorce Judgment
When we submit your divorce papers to the court in order to obtain a Judgment of Divorce (JOD), the terms of the Settlement Agreement become the law.
Conflict Prevention: Utilizing the Historical Reasonable Person of Common Law
Commitment to the reasonable man theory, a building block to many constitutions, is a commitment to one’s higher self, rather than to one’s instinct. Training individuals to act in a way that’s reasonable, creates internal checks and balances.
Mediating Your Divorce: How to Split Your Retirement Savings
As well as working with a skilled divorce lawyer, it can be in your interest to take advice from an experienced pension planner in order to achieve good solutions to these sorts of issues.
Four Ways to Sidestep Conflict and Enjoy Your Holidays
If the thought of enduring a meal—let alone an entire weekend—with your family or in-laws has you tensing up then you might want to keep reading.
The In-House Perspective on ADR in Mexico
In October 2019, JAMS and the Arbitration Center of Mexico (CAM) jointly organized an academic event at the InterContinental Presidente Mexico City.
Positive Conflict in the Workplace: When Disputes Have Business Perks
Conflict is something we typically try to avoid, especially when we’re talking about business environments.
Thanksgiving After Divorce: New Turkey Time Traditions
Thanksgiving can be a particularly difficult holiday to plan for and experience for parents and children after divorce.
Lesley Cook Interview - Neurodiversity in Mediation
This is an interview with Dr. Lesley Cook discussing the importance of understanding your neurodiverse clients in the educational, family, and workplace fields.
Words Are Like Spears
A Yoruban proverb goes “Words are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back.”
Healers Call Others-III
As we accept the reality of our own pain and struggle, and begin to recognize their universality, we open ourselves to the voice of the soul.
Culture Clash in Conversations at Work
Is it an interruption or a cultural difference?
Being a Guide
This weekend, I saw the movie, Harriet, a riveting film about Harriet Tubman. I learned about how to guide people through conflict.
Food Demonstrator Provider to Pay $2.65 Million to Settle EEOC Disability Suit
In cases where discrimination has occurred, mediation becomes trickier and sometimes it seems the only way to bring reconciliation is through a trial.
ACR Taskforce on Safety: Recommended Guidelines -- Part 2 in Series
The Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) Taskforce on Safety in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) has drafted the ADR Safety Planning to promote the safety of practitioners and participants in ADR processes. This is part 2 in the series--discussing mediators can do in cases of violence.
Mediation vs. Arbitration vs. Litigation: The differences you need to know about in business
As a business owner, it’s extremely important to familiarize yourself with dispute resolution and the processes you need to take depending on the severity of a case.
Worry About Hornets
On September 11, 2019, President Trump warned about what America would do if attacked again.
Have Faith in Another’s Honesty!
In any given mediation, I am often asked whether I think the other party is telling the “truth”, can she be “trusted”?
Mediation and the Principle of Emergence
Charlie Irvine in his recent Kluwer blog (Mediation Values: Still Searching) suggested it is our values that determine what we do or say in a mediation rather than any techniques we learn as mediators.
RSI Publishes Report on Improving Pre-Mediation Screening for Intimate Partner Violence through Proposed Online Tool
Over the past year, RSI has been working on a project researching and exploring whether and how an online tool could improve the frequency and competency with which mediators screen for intimate partner violence (IPV) prior to mediation.