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The Emotional Embrace
One beautiful morning my toddler was playing in his Cozy Coupe toy car when it was time for me to take him to playgroup.
Mediation and Lawyers
A common question at my initial free consultation with clients is, “Will I need to have a lawyer?” or, “Am I going to have to hire a lawyer?”
Who Should You Call When in Conflict?
Conflict Coaching, Conflict Consulting, Counseling or Mediation, what is the difference?
Power of Mediation in Virtual Classrooms
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed numerous areas of our lives, including education.
How to Avoid a Rough Argument
When you’re arguing, the worst thing that you can do is expect one person to come out of the argument victorious.
Mediation Briefs and Preparation
Why do mediators request briefs from the parties? No- it is not just to learn about the case.
What is a Mediator?
The common attribution to the word ‘Mediator’ is one who is neutral, one helps to resolve or one who helps to balance the power to create a space for negotiation and navigate through barriers created by perspectives.
Say That Again – Six Ways to Harness the Power of Your Words in Mediation
When you encourage and compliment your clients, you will discover the power of your words in the mediation process.
Definition of Transparent
A successful leader will be able to strategically provide information to staff to help them fill in the blanks about changes occurring in the business world.
Things fall apart. How to respond?
Like it or not, there’s no going back to the old ways of leading and managing. We must expand the skill set of leaders at all levels.
Mediation in the Field of Business and Human Rights
Mediation in the field of business and human rights to help resolve a conflict between stakeholders/workers upstream a global supply chain and corporate actors in South East Asia with the full participation of civil society (NGOs national and international).
Confirmation Bias: Something Mediators Need to Appreciate
As far as I can tell, much of the research on how neural functions affect mediation has been done in the last 20 years.
Shovel 4 - Diminished - Tradition reduced
As the fence grows larger, traditional mediation is further diminished by all the versions in the current culture.
Business Interruption Insurance Claims and COVID-19
In a democracy, there exists a presumption of freedom to operate within the context of the law.
Live or virtual? Is the Future Here to Stay? Born of necessity. Driven by ease.
Many have come to appreciate, even love, the ease, convenience, flexibility, time and cost savings associated with meetings, hearings, mediations, arbitrations and conferences conducted via video conferencing technologies such as Zoom, Teams and others.
An Affirmative Higher Social Responsibility Duty to Serve Systemic Social Change through System Design
This article reflects on a panel discussion that took place on April 14, 2021, as part of the ABA Dispute Resolution Section Virtual Spring Conference, titled "Dispute Resolution Pandemic Pivot: Systems Design for Socioeconomic Inequality issues.”
For Family Cases Involving Reports of Intimate Partner Violence, Shuttle and Videoconference Mediation Are Safe, Effective and Preferred by Parents
In a randomized controlled trial of family cases involving parents reporting high levels of intimate partner violence (IPV), parents felt safer in and were more satisfied with shuttle and videoconference mediation than litigation.
Insurrection, Demagoguery, and the Mediation of Political Conflicts
Following the “insurrection,” “putsch,” or “attempted coup” in Washington D.C., on January 6, 2021, and the subsequent acquittal of President Trump on impeachment charges, we find ourselves facing extremely significant and difficult, yet very different political conflicts and challenges from those we faced before.
Top Ten Cognitive Biases and Distortions in Mediation
“You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you get what you need.” The Rolling Stones, Let It Bleed, 1969
Stress, Depression, and Heart Attacks: What Poor Management Does to Employee Health
We know a toxic culture in the workplace is bad for morale, engagement, and performance. New research evidence suggests the human costs can be far more serious.
Co-Mediation in A Volunteer Co-Mediation Process. Some Simple Ideas
The article suggests that there is little formal training for mediators, especially volunteer mediators who may co mediate with many different partners to work effectively together, and makes some simple and concrete suggestions for ways to remedy this.
Battling Burnout: Mental Health and Self-Care in Mediation
Individuals sinking in personal or professional problems may turn to a mediator; Businesses troubled with contractual and commercial disputes may appoint a mediator; Nation-states imploding in racial or communal tension may call on a mediator – and after all this giving, who does the Mediator call on in times of need?
The Remarkable (And Often Very Surprising) Benefits of Virtual Mediation
A funny thing happened on April 1, 2020. After over 30 years and 7,500 cases as an in person, high-touch mediator, I grudgingly became, out of necessity born by COVID-19, a virtual, online mediator.
Mediation as a Therapeutic Intervention in the Streets of Toronto
When I saw an accident, my brain turned to mediation mode, to me this was essentially setting the stage for a mediation and being in control of how the situation unravels.
Online Mediation Training - Mentoring & Consultation Best Practices
The term “Mentor” been commonly used to include guide, champion, teacher, supervisor. Today because we inherited many traditions of mentoring practices, we continue to use the term broadly while also attempting to give it somewhat more definition in terms of mediation and related professional practices.
Reconciling Allegedly Alternative Mediation Models by Using DIY Models
I was puzzled to get an email from a mediator thanking me for my recent post, which advocated using a unified conceptual framework of unbundled mediation interventions.
Mediation Ethics - an interview with Ellen Waldman
It has been exactly ten years since Ellen Waldman’s masterpiece ‘Mediation Ethics’ was first published. It was aptly described as ‘a groundbreaking text that offers conflict resolution professionals a much-needed resource for traversing the often disorienting landscape of ethical decision making.’
Online Mediation Training Task Force Family / Elder Committee Report
The Family and Elder Committee was initially tasked with Considering the Following Questions: 1) How can family and elder mediation training be improved to embrace online mediation; and 2) How can family and elder mediation training best be offered online, for basic training, advanced training, and ongoing continuing education?
Race and Caste, Gender and Patriarchy, Wealth and Class: Mediating the Systems, Structures, and Sources of Prejudice
As a society, we have not resolved many enduring disputes, or convinced each other, or even discussed them intelligently, but ended up instead screaming at one another, clashing violently, and being prepared to manipulate, and even jettison the entire democratic process if it doesn’t back the candidates and policies we support.
Validating Medical Claims: do you get true value for your contributions?
Anyone who’s employment situation offers them extended health is often under the mistaken notion that their policy will be triggered should a medical need arise.
5 Ways Conflict Resolution Practitioners Can Prevent and Resolve Special Education Conflict During the Pandemic
The current pandemic has created a crucial need for those experienced in conflict resolution practices to prevent and resolve conflict in the education of students with disabilities. Public agencies, schools, and families should utilize those trained in conflict resolution, including mediators, negotiators, and advocates, to combat this crisis and lessen adverse outcomes for those involved.