Category: Negotiation

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...

Community Mediation Centres (CMC) play an important role as they provide a platform for practical and efficient resolution of community...

INTRODUCTION For many, especially those new to the process of settling legal disputes, negotiations across the mediation table are like...

Who knew the Academy Awards would need a mediator? For those that missed it, at the Oscars on Sunday night,...

From the Indisputably blog This post is prompted by an article by Washington Post columnist Paul Waldman, We’re Still Asking the Wrong Question...

Every ending is just a new beginning. We just don’t know it at the time.  Mediators inhabit this strange world...

Conflict Remedy Blog by Lorraine SegalWhen someone or something hurts or angers you, is there a value in venting? Some...

Covid-19 certainly does exasperate the challenge of co-parenting post-separation. Co-parents regularly face a number of stressors related to their interpersonal...

I.      Into the Fray   The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem....

PGP Mediation Blog by Phyllis G. PollackOne would think that the ability to look through either the Hubble or James...

When mandatory mediation was introduced in Ontario 27 years ago it was heralded as visionary as it offered many necessary...

A surprising outcome that is noteworthy for Divorcing (or Divorced) Couples seeking to use Life Insurance Proceeds to assist their...

IndisputablyOut of the blue, I got an email from Peter Phillips saying, “John, just a note to report how much...

Published by Advanced Mediation Solutions.At the outset of the Covid-19 outbreak, many experts predicted a sharp increase in divorce rates....

This article describes a private reflective exercise that may be helpful in assessing your current state of readiness to mediate...

Just Court ADR by Susan M. Yates, Jennifer Shack, Heather Scheiwe Kulp, and Jessica Glowinski.This article is part of a series...

Conflict Remedy Blog by Lorraine SegalI read an article recently by McKinley Valentine about conversational styles for first dates or...

Also known as the 95 percent law, Peter Sage calls it the law of conformity.  If you hang out with...

Have you been wanting to up-level your negotiation skills and wondering how to control your emotions during a difficult conversation...

PGP Mediation Blog by Phyllis G. PollackIn December 2020. I posted the following blog. Little did we all know then,...

JAMS ADR Blog by Chris PooleWhy do some employment mediations get off to a bad start? Abby Silverman: Sometimes it is...

Just Court ADR by Susan M. Yates, Jennifer Shack, Heather Scheiwe Kulp, and Jessica Glowinski.This article is part of a series...

JAMS ADR Blog by Chris PooleIn this podcast, JAMS neutral Michael Lewis; Carl Smallwood, executive director of the Divided Community...

This article looks at how to address unconscious biases in order to tackle miscommunication and misbehavior. It begins with an...

The decision to get divorced is often not an easy one. But what happens when you don’t want a full-blown...

Have you wondered how to have a difficult conversation with your boss? Many people hire me because they need to...

JAMS ADR Blog by Chris PooleMost businesses start with a group of dedicated people identifying a problem, coming up with...

Disputing Blog by Karl Bayer, Victoria VanBuren, and Holly HayesIn a September 15, 2021 post, I described the decision by the...

PGP Mediation Blog by Phyllis G. PollackRecently, I conducted a mediation which from the moment I introduced myself, I knew...