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Optimizing Mediation: Managing Emotional and Relational Issues

Table of Contents Next Managing Emotional and Relational Issues Even God cannot change the past. Aristotle Emotional and relational intensity is normal—often inevitable—in mediation. When parties arrive with difficult histories, the past can spill into the present through outbursts, passive-aggressive behavior, and reactive communication. The mediator’s task is not to suppress emotion but to channel…

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Jim Melamed

Jim Melamed co-founded Mediate.com in 1996 along with John Helie and served as CEO of Mediate.com through June 2020 (25 years).  Jim is currently General Counsel for Mediate.com and ODR.com. During Jim's 25-year tenure, Mediate.com received the American Bar Association's 2010 Institutional Problem Solver Award.  Before Mediate.com, Jim founded The… MORE

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