Howard Gadlin discusses the difference between a mediator’s role and an ombudsman’s role. Ombudsman uses mediation as a tool, but their role is to assist a group of people within an organization to identify the organization’s policies and regulations that are causing internal conflict, then make recommendations.
Peter Salem has been awarded the John Haynes Distinguished Mediator Award by the Association for Conflict Resolution. The award is presented annually to a prominent and internationally recognized leader in...
By Peter SalemI was reading a great article in the New York Times this morning about "blue sky" transparent diplomacy in light of Obama's Cairo speech and was intrigued by the phrase...
By Victoria PynchonLast winter, Rick Weiler and I posted comments on this blog on a mediation success story when the NHL Lockout dispute was successfully resolved. Reporting on the commencement of that...
By Rafal Morek
