Mediation Blog
Fear and Decision Making!
Recently, I stumbled upon an article about women, fear and decision making. According to a recent study published in PLOS, these three concepts are related: … fear may affect women’s decisions in choosing immediate rewards [Read More]
The Importance of Showing Up!
This semester I am teaching an online Employment Dispute Mediation course at USC Gould School of Law. Using employment law as the substantive vehicle, I am teaching my students essentially how to be mediators from [Read More]
I Am Sorry!
Apologies are hard. Many folks have a really hard time saying, “I am sorry.” Instead, they sort of apologize by saying something like “I am sorry it happened to you” or “I am sorry you [Read More]
The Emotional ChatGPT
Recently, the Harvard Program on Negotiation posted a blog about “Emotional Intelligence as a Negotiating Skill” (By Katie Shonk- February 12, 2024). It noted that experts predicted that those scoring high on emotional intelligence would [Read More]
The Hummingbird
The other day, I opened one of the French doors in our house to let the dog outside where he proceeded to sun himself. Unbeknownst to me, a hummingbird took the open door as an [Read More]
Avoidance
Anyone studying conflict resolution quickly learns that there are five styles to resolving conflicts: avoidance, competition, collaborating, accommodating and compromising (styles) Avoidance “… is knowing that there is a conflict but choosing not to deal [Read More]
