Category: Ethics

It is likely that a large majority of clergy who serve congregations are hired, re-hired or terminated by the vote...

Mediation and Business Consulting by Kathleen Kauth.Expectations are part of living as a human being.  If we pay for a...

I remember standing by the wall with my brothers and crying while my father was beating my mother.  I remember...

Sexual harassment claims continue to be the hot topic of discussion in all the workplaces alike. In the wake of...

CPR Speaks BlogIf you missed the 2021 CPR Annual Meeting in January—the first free public meeting held online in the organization’s 40-year...

JAMS ADR Blog by Chris PooleIn a recent podcast produced by the National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ), Richard Birke, executive...

At the beginning of a new year, it seems a good time to look back on some of the common...

I came across Jia Jiang's 100 Days of Rejection on a podcast while taking a walk and seeking inspiration. He...

Mediation and Business Consulting by Kathleen Kauth.In Stephen Covey's book "First Things First" he talks about looking at a jar...

PGP Mediation Blog by Phyllis G. PollackTeaching mediation ethics has its good points and bad points. The good is that...

Background It was during late March 2020, soon after the pandemic first made global headlines, that a group of leading mediators and...

Originally published here at Kluwer Arbitration Blog.I write this in the aftermath of yet another mediation in which the protagonists...

PGP Mediation Blog by Phyllis G. PollackRecently, I attended another wonderful Zoom presentation sponsored by  Will Work For Food (https://www.willworkforfood.news/)  entitled...

Mediation and Business Consulting by Kathleen Kauth. duffthepsych.com When talking about domestic violence, you often hear about the cycle of...

The impact of technology tools and applications is very apparent in our lives. Siri finds us the closest Starbucks. Alexa...

Before determining any processes in a two-step mediation and arbitration (med-arb), start with contemplating whether it is a good idea...

We have taken democracy for granted, and allowed it to be undermined and chipped away by elected officials, for whom...

After spending four months and 140 hours of intense theoretical study, I walked away from one of Toronto’s leading Universities...

In his recent book, Online Courts and The Future of Justice, author Richard Susskind posits,  “…litigants do not really want...

The Broadway musical, “Rent” has a song entitled “Seasons of Love” which starts off by asking: Five hundred twenty five...

In my work as a workplace mediator I have encountered thirteen projects to date that have involved a leader with...

“Our trust in the future has lost its innocence. We know now that anything can happen from one minute to...

The current Pandemic has created a crucial need for Conflict Resolution Practitioners, particularly mediators, to resolve and defuse conflict surrounding...

First published in the Cleveland Plain Dealer (cleveland.com/opinion) on Dec. 11, 2020.Even after the election results are finalized and the...

For most of my practice, cultural competence was facilitating cultural differences between the parties. But we must also consider how...

Republicans and democrats have historically been divided by their strongly held belief systems. In the wake of recent events regarding...

Pollack Peacebuilding by Jeremy PollackSummary of: Kauff, M., Beneda, M., Paolini, S., Bilewicz, M., Kotzur, P., O’Donnell, A. W., Stevenson,...

Civility, respect, understanding, and the willingness to listen. These are core conversational virtues that are universally appreciated. What’s interesting is...

Mediation is an extremely advantageous way to settle a dispute.  This alternative dispute resolution or ADR process is quicker, procedurally...

Announcing a new project: Build the Toolbox. The purpose of this series will be to create a Toolbox of interactive...