Category: Collaborative Practice

A person does not have to be particularly gifted to be able to make disagreements worse. On the other hand,...

I recently sent a message on the DRLE listserv about a transition in managing it and the DRLE website from Jim Levin...

In England and Wales (E&W) we are about to put hundreds of thousands of cases through ADR.  Endless hesitation and...

It is no secret that the American government is mired in ideological gridlock. It does not seem to be a...

There are many causes of constructive and destructive conflict, and we try to engage in conflict in meaningful ways. There...

“Faces always talk too much.  One line and all their plans are revealed.”  — Floriano Martins  Martins, a Brazilian poet, is not...

Carlo Ancelotti stands out as a revered and esteemed personality within the multifaceted realm of football management. A household name...

Noticing the Dispute Mode may help a neutral facilitator in monitoring for safety concerns as well as participant status during...

(This article was first published in the Oakland County Legal News on May 30 and June 27, 2023.) "The paradox...

Improving diversity in the field of mediation is crucial for creating an inclusive and effective environment. Implicit bias can significantly...

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, which I have practiced for more than a decade, has taught me invaluable life lessons on and...

Preparing yourself for a mediation is challenging. No one likes conflict, and no matter how well you prepare or how...

Arguments are an unavoidable part of life, but they’re not always bad. Whether between a parent and child, two partners,...

Whether problems between coworkers seem constant or sporadic, handling conflict resolution in the workplace can be difficult and uncomfortable for...

I teach a graduate course on facilitation skills for both master’s degree and graduate certificate students  at the Carter School...

Last month’s article “Want to Build Peace? Understanding Trauma is Key” introduced Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI) and provided an...

When discussing my book Seven Essentials for Business Success:  Lessons from Legendary Professors last year during a Great Reads Book...

Competing, accommodating, and compromising all fall on the distributive dimension — on the diagonal from the upper-left mode to the...

I’d like to comment on a seven-day workshop I once attended in Westminster, Colorado. This experience is called “Ultimatum” and...

It’s my job as a conflict advisor, mediator, and Boss Whisperer® coach to detect the disconnects within relationships that create...

Debunking common Myths about Mediation and Asserting how Litigators can help with the process Mediation has rightfully earned a reputation...

Shoot it down! This was the rallying cry of Republicans all last week after a large balloon identified by US...

Are you required to negotiate your salary? No, but it is a good idea. Here are 3 reasons why you...

Browsing the internet for inspiration, I came upon an article in Live Science concerning quantum physics entitled “Does reality exist...

This post collects and summarizes the posts in the Real Practice Systems Project series.  I began by focusing on mediation...

People often ask me to spell out the difference between accommodating and avoiding. Or, as some say: “Accommodating is an...

Introduction: Conflicts happen when one party believes that another damaged or diminished their interests. When we take these beliefs to...

ChatGPT is a new language generation program available to anyone for free, developed by Open AI.  According to ChatGPT, it...

Choosing mediation to resolve long and complicated legal wrangles is encouraged across the legal sector and yet, in some cases,...

For those of you who are not sports/baseball fans, you may not have known (or cared) that Aaron Judge, who...