Mediation Blog
Empathy As A Deceptive Tactic
The New York Times Opinion published a guest essay entitled “The Dark Side of Empathy” on May 4, 2025. While it has a political slant, it raises the question of whether empathy is [Read More]
Mediation as an Agent for Change
In teaching mediation, I discuss the notion that mediation is a process of change, and like all changes, it takes time. It is often a slow process because it entails transformation. The mediation session is [Read More]
Not Everything is Negotiable
One of the areas we cover in my online Employment Dispute Mediation Class is what is mediable or negotiable and what is not. For example, disputed issues of fact and law are not negotiable because [Read More]
Empathy and Perspective Taking
My husband and I had quite a scare last week: we thought we would have to say goodbye to Buddy, our 14-year-old male dog who has cancer. We found him collapsed out in the yard [Read More]
IT IS ALL ABOUT FAIRNESS
Last year, The Economist published an article about fairness in its business section entitled “Fairness: The hidden currency of the workplace” (February 8, 2024 ). While the article discusses fairness in connection with employers, employees, [Read More]
Someimes, I Wish I Could Breach Mediation Confidentiality
Last fall, the Los Angeles County Superior Court instituted a volunteer mediation panel. The program is designed to help the court better manage its immense caseload by having some of these cases resolved before trial. [Read More]
