Mediation Blog
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]
Social Proof
In his book, Influence: Science and Practice (Allyn and Bacon, Boston, 4th ed. 2001), Robert Cialdini lists six weapons of influence. One of them is “social proof,” which, … states that we determine what is [Read More]
Happiness Leads to Resolution
Yesterday--March 20- marked the twelfth anniversary of the International Day of Happiness. A United Nations Resolution was passed at its 118th plenary meeting on June 28, 2012, declaring March 20th of each year to be [Read More]
