This Week in Mediation #813

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• 10 Mediation Tips for Settling Business Disputes
  James Dorian
• Dividing the Burial Plot in Divorce
  Mary Salisbury
• Cost of Workplace Conflict
  Kathleen Kauth
• Connecting With Our Values
  Cinnie Noble

• 40-hour Basic Mediation Training with Dr, Clare Fowler - Save $100
• 15-hour Divorce Mediation Training with Jim Melamed - Save $100

• Tips for Mediation of the Toughest Construction Disputes
  Settlement of a complex construction dispute at mediation can mean the end to sleepless nights. Resolution at mediation avoids the unpredictable risks and inordinate costs of seeing a dispute through to the merits.
• 10 Mediation Tips for Settling Business Disputes
  A neutral third party has a lot of work to help them sort out the situation. Their goal is to help the two businesses find a solution that helps them maintain the ongoing relationship.
• Striking snowplow drivers, Minnesota county resume mediation
  Biden expresses support for St. Louis County workers in tweet
• UK: Separating couples: what is mediation and why try it first?
  What is a Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting and why should it be your first port of call when you separate
• Misconceptions and Benefits of Family Law Mediation
  Mediation provides divorcing spouses and separating parents with the opportunity to take control of their future by investing their time and energy in resolving these issues without the necessity of litigation.

• Family Case Manager - DC
• Labor Relations Specialist - TX
• Senior Program Manager - IL
• Mediation Coordinator - OR
• Mediator - MA
• Mediation Associate - CT
• HR and EEO VP - CA
• Fellows Program - NY
• Human Resources Specialist - WA

• January 23-27 - Rockville MD - 40-Hour Basic Divorce Mediation Training
• January 28-31 - Dallas TX - Basic Mediation 40 Hour 4-Day Course
• January 29-February 1 - Houston TX - Basic Mediation Training in Houston’s Uptown-Galleria
• February 3-7 - Macon GA - Civil Mediation Training & Practicum
• February 5-8 - Port Coquitlam BC Canada - Conflict Management Coaching Workshop
• February 6-22 - Irvine CA - Mediating the Litigated Case - Irvine - February 6-8 and 20-22, 2020
• February 11 - Phoenix AZ - 3rd Annual Bruce E. Meyerson Lecture - The Psychology of Persuasion and Pre-Suasion
• February 17-21 - Austin Area TX - 40 Basic Mediation Training
• February 20-21 - Berkeley CA - Negotiating Effective Environmental Agreements
• February 24-28 - Macon GA - Domestic & Family Mediation Training
• February 24-27 - Ottawa ON Canada - Conflict Management Coaching Workshop
• February 24-29 - Los Angeles CA - 40-Hour Basic Mediation Training
• February 25-March 4 - New York NY - Basic Mediation Training: Conflict Resolution Theory & Techniques
• March 4-6 - Houston TX - Advanced Mediation: Family-Divorce-Child Custody Training
• March 5-9 - Rockville MD - 40-Hour Basic Mediation Training
• March 6 - Houston TX - Domestic Violence for Advance Family Training required by TX legislation
• March 7-April 4 - San Francisco CA - Ron's Mediator Certificate Training at BASF
• March 11-20 - Corte Madera CA - 40 hour Mediation Training with Steven Rosenberg
• March 12-13 - Macon GA - Domestic & Family Mediation Training
• March 16-18 - Austin Area TX - 30 Hour Advanced Mediation Training
• March 18 - New York NY - Neuroscience in Mediation and Negotiation
• March 20 - Richmond VA - Dispute Resolution Summit
• March 26-27 - Corte Madera CA Advanced Mediation Training with Steven Rosenberg
• March 27-28 - Houston TX - Parenting Coordination and Facilitation Training
• March 30-April 1 - Portland OR - International Ombudsman Association Annual Conference
• March 30-April 3 - Macon GA - Civil Mediation Training & Practicum

Editors: Jim Melamed and Clare Fowler. We welcome comments and feedback. Send your comments to editor@mediate.com. 

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