The Missing Chair at the Table In almost every mediation I lead, there comes a moment when someone finally breathes out a truth they’ve been holding for far too long: “I feel alone… even in my own home.” It shows up in different forms: A father who feels invisible. A mother carrying more than she…
From: Handbook of Solution Focused Conflict Management (Cambrigde MA: Hogrefe, 2010) Nobel Prize winners Von Neumann and Morgenstern invented ‘game theory’ in 1944. They made a basic distinction between zero-sum...
By Fredrike P. BanninkA multitude of conflict situations from interpersonal disputes to work performance issues, EEO complaints and grievances abound in the workplace. Misperceptions, lack of knowledge, miscommunication, and attitudes surrounding employees with...
By Judith Cohen, Patricia PorterAs mediators, whether we practice the evaluative, transformative, or facilitative type of mediation we must remember to remove “Me” from mediation. Mediators! Do you know your clients? How do your...
By Delores Manwar
