Category: Transformative

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

While mediators often assist in the creation of near miracles behind closed doors, our miraculous work and effective approaches are...

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...

We are firmly ensconced in what some call the “digital age.” CAMS has been providing ADR services on virtual platforms...

Originally published on https://advancedmediationsolutions.netDivorce mediation has great advantages over the aggressive and unpredictable process of divorce litigation. Mediation gives you...

Conflict Remedy Blog by Lorraine Segal Before I start teaching a course or workshop about conflict management, I always tell...

IndisputablyPosted on behalf of BFOI Jacqueline Nolan-Haley (Fordham): At the 16th Annual Fordham Conference on International Arbitration and Mediation held on...

Elder Frustration The term “elder frustration” is used to describe frustration that adult children, caregivers and sometimes professionals experience when...

Progress in the mediation field is often a bit abstract, if not illusory.  Related, humor in mediation has historically often...

Article originally published in the Honolulu Civil BeatNeal Milner wrote a fine piece on getting past our escalating national polarization...

Originally published in: FAMILY COURT REVIEW, Vol. 59 No. 4, October 2021 831–839, doi: 10.1111/fcre.12612 © 2021 Association of Family...

Conflict Remedy Blog by Lorraine SegalBringing five percent more compassion can really make a difference in conflicts. What would happen...

Beyond Mediation: Conflict Coaching What is conflict coaching? Conflict coaching, also known as conflict management coaching, is a one on one...

Global Mediation Development: Developing Cultures of Mediation             Chair: Tara Ollapally Members: Obi-Farinde Morenike, Bruce...

  One thing that all humans can agree upon is that we make assumptions. Whether we like it or not...

Just Court ADR by Susan M. Yates, Jennifer Shack, Heather Scheiwe Kulp, and Jessica Glowinski.The Pew Charitable Trusts has published...

Individuals sinking in personal or professional problems may turn to a mediator; Businesses troubled with contractual and commercial disputes may...

“The function, the very serious function of racism, . . . is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you...

Mediation and the Four Agreements by Rafeena Bacchus The Four Agreements is based on ancient Toltec wisdom which is said...

IndisputablySince writing my recent short article, Courts Should Make Mediations Good Samaritans Not Frankensteins, I have been thinking about how to...

It is not always automatically bad if the parties at the mediation table are not diverse, because it might for...

Joy Rosenthal's Mediation BlogBill and Melinda Gates recently announced that they are divorcing after 27 years.  Besides having to address...

I was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2005. I started handling family law matters in 2007. At the time,...

This article summarizes the Young Minds, Global Voices Conference. This conference was sponsored by mediate.com in May 2021 in an effort...

I’ve always thought of mediation as a process more akin to art than to science. Yes, there are important techniques...

Civil and Dignified Divorce by Martin Rosenfeld, JDThe Harvard Program on Negotiation published an article on April 19, 2021 on...

Divorce Done Differently by Denise FrenchAs difficult as a divorce can be for a married couple, it can be just...

Indisputably Paul M. Lurie, now a retired partner at Schiff Hardin LLP, in 2013 created the Guided Choice Interest Group...