Mediation Blog
Making Things up!
I was perusing the internet recently and came upon an interesting study about our memory. When recalling events, we make things up and do not even realize it. In “Eyewitness Imagination: How Our Minds Change [Read More]
Negotiating By Email!
Thanks to the pandemic, Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) seems to be the ONLY way to resolve conflicts these days. The notion of an in-person mediation is just not safe. While most folks read “ODR” to [Read More]
Negotiating with Difficult People
When confronted with a difficult person in any type of negotiation, the default position may seem to be “tit for tat”; if the other person is difficult, then you become more difficult in an [Read More]
How Do You Negotiate?
Have you ever noticed that some people are better negotiators than others? That more often than not, those folks get more of what they are seeking than others? Well, it probably has to do with [Read More]
“Death by a thousand paper cuts.”
The New York Times on August 1, 2020 published an article on microaggressions in the medical profession. (“For Doctors of Color, Microaggressions Are All Too Familiar” by Emma Goldberg). While the article does focus on [Read More]
How is Your Attitude? It makes a difference!
There is a saying among mediators: often at the start of a mediation, the mediator is the only optimistic person in the room. She is the only one who believes the matter will settle. It [Read More]
It is no accident . . .
that Phyllis is one of the most sought after and highly regarded mediators in Southern California. Could you use her help?