Blogs

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

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

Ministry of Law in Singapore has provided for ‘free’ mediation for wedding couples and wedding vendors that were affected by...

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

Here is a far-reaching question: What causes conflict? In particular, does conflict largely stem from differences within and between people?...

By the time I reach the end of this article, some reader will have already begun typing a response. To...

In May 2019, I posted a blog about a plaintiff who challenged a parking ticket on the grounds that chalking her tires...

Mediate.com launched its spinoff online community Arbitrate.com on March 1, 2021, and the site has made an enormous amount of...

Back to school is upon us, and for most parents, it can bring a whole new set of challenges not...

Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes $392 billion of federal investments in energy and climate policies, reflects a...

Toxic co-workers or bosses can create big problems at work. As a workplace conflict transformation consultant, coach, and trainer, I...

I imagine we all do! However, we aren’t necessarily aware of how we do so until it’s too late. Though...

Business partnerships are often stronger than sole proprietorships because two or more partners can bring diverse strengths to the table...

After several attempts over many years, on 10 May 2022 the Nigerian Parliament passed a new Commercial Arbitration and Mediation...

A short while ago, CAMS published a short article regarding arbitration and how “forum shopping” can be a problem. Recent...

Perhaps two of the most challenging conflicts confronting organizations today concern (1) formulating strategy and then (2) manifesting it throughout...

In case you haven’t been keeping up with the news, on Monday, July 25, a four-woman rowing team arrived in...

"Resolution through Mediation for Community Mental Health." Please consider joining us to hear more about this and many other mental...

'America’s Peacemakers: The Community Relations Service and Civil Rights' is authored by Bertram Levine and Grande Lum America’s Peacemakers is...

If you were to ask a layman what mediation is, the answer would probably be something along the lines of,...

A Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation seminar taught late last year by William Ury picked up on his legendary negotiation practice and theory...

I’m publishing this newsletter series to discuss the nuances of the four timeless topics for people and organizations: conflict, change,...

The American Bar Association recently posted an article in its ABA Weekly Newsletter (May 27,2022)  about a patient signing an agreement with a hospital...

A recent Custody X Change study found that 93 percent of divorcing parents tried an alternative dispute resolution method –...

Even though the collaborating mode sounds ideal to most people, it can only be used successfully under the right conditions....

As the number of LGBTQ marriages has significantly increased in recent years, the number of divorces has also gone up....

Hiring leaders used to mean identifying their areas of technical expertise, looking at the positions they had held, and evaluating...

For an upcoming book club discussion, I am reading Master of the Game: Henry Kissinger and the Art of Middle East...

What is a bubbe-meise? It’s a myth, a fairy tale, an urban legend. Translated from Yiddish, it is literally “a grandmother’s...

Even if you choose to avoid for the right reasons, does it make a difference what you actually say to...