Category: Blogs – Facilitation

When you are considering a divorce, it is a reasonable question to ask whether you could stay in the same...

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

Misunderstandings and assumptions about what another person means, or what the word they use means, can really fuel conflicts. I’ve written...

The June 22 CPR Council meeting featured a presentation on Abraham Lincoln and dispute resolution by the International Institute for Conflict...

It is common when we are in conflict, that as our emotions escalate, many of us tend to interrupt more...

Many of us cannot count the number of times we have looked at the day’s news, been saddened, discouraged and...

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

In this world, something outrageous is happening, conflicts are everywhere and between everyone, and it seems like those numbers are...

'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,...

When the European Union brought in its General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in 2018 it sparked a debate in the...

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

Are you suffering from “Resolution Rate Syndrome”? As a mediator, we oftentimes get overwhelmed with reaching an agreement so much...

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

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

Mediation is not a new concept in the Kenyan culture.  It was traditionally used to settle disputes.  It was used...

Do you often feel introverted, generally preferring to be in a small group of trusted friends than in a large...

A panel discussion featuring four experts who will discuss how divorce mediation can help you through the process and deal with...

You may be wondering what Disney's Encanto movie has to do with negotiation. Negotiation is everywhere in the conversations we...

For those disputants who have found that there is no pertinent binding or legal remedy to their problems or where...

I was at a concert of the LA Philharmonic one recent Sunday afternoon to hear some ballet music, including Stravinsky’s...

Back in the early 80’s when mediation was just taking hold as an alternative to court, joint session held first...

In 1970, while enrolled in UCLA’s doctoral program in the behavioral sciences, I took the Myers Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI)...

How many times have we heard the refrain,” But, it is not fair!” or “I just want to be fair...

The Agreement to Conflict Within relationships we care about, professional or personal, those we hope will keep-up their stride for...

In coaching we often suggest clients that they “keep Amy in the backseat” when you’re in a conflict. We are...

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a federal agency which enforces federal workplace anti-discrimination laws, will release Tuesday two reports on...

“The only thing blame does it to keep the focus off you when you are looking for external reasons to...

Most settlement agreements provide that the entire action shall be dismissed and the court shall retain jurisdiction under Code of...

When you have an ongoing child custody dispute and you’re headed to mediation, you may want to include your new...