Tag: mediation training

Because facilitative mediation has been demonstrably successful in resolving disputes, many courts presiding over civil claims are referring cases to...

While professional ethics for attorneys are required subjects in law schools, ethics for mediators receive much less attention. In most...

I bet you didn’t know that you need to train your mediator bot. This didn’t occur to me until I...

Mediation is an invaluable tool for resolving disputes, but it comes with its unique set of challenges, especially with respect...

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...

Charlie Irvine is the Course Leader on the University of Strathclyde’s (Scotland) MSc/LLM in Mediation and Conflict Resolution and the...

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

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

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

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

One of the most difficult tasks for a mediator is to find ways to help parties overcome impasses. Mediators face...

Recently, I conducted a mediation which from the moment I introduced myself, I knew it would not settle. Certain signs...

When you enter custody mediation, your focus is most likely on creating a parenting schedule and dividing decision-making responsibility. However,...

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

I’m sure no techie, but probably like you, I have been intrigued about stories about the ChatGPT program.  One illustration...

– and a Personal Story or Two Successful mediation isn’t always rooted in the confidential mediation statement, or the back...

Reflections on Effectively Achieving Client Goals at the Mediation Table Introduction Litigators too often approach the mediation process with the...

For the past several years Roselle Wissler (Arizona State) and I have been working on several articles about the early stages of...

This short article presents accounts of ten mediators about the factors affecting how we handle continuing streams of mediations – our...

Howard Herman gets parties out of battle mode in cases with complex power dynamics After 37 years, including 23 years...

It’s time for mediation to claim its place as a stand-alone profession freed from being just an alternative to the...

Harvard Law Fellow Reacts to Hamilton // What negotiation lessons can we take away from the musical Hamilton? Watch as...

As part of my preparation to teach a class on mediation confidentiality, I reviewed the Uniform Mediation Act with all of its...

A sample of over 3,000 phrases for negotiators, mediators, and judges, on more than 400 topics in the book from...

“Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety” - Ben...

In the plenary session of a mediation, when you have your first opportunity to directly address your opponent’s decision-maker, should...

Ever since mid-March 2020, when the first U.S. lockdowns took effect as the coronavirus began ravaging the globe, the shift...

2022 APFM Conference Workshop Takeaway Tool, with Kimberly Cavanaugh, Dan Berstein, Alice Shikina, Nicole, and Beth Aarons PROTECT MENTAL HEALTH...

Much has been written about negotiation style and decision theory in the last 40 years. Getting to Yes was a sensation in...