Mediation Blog
Mediation Is A Mindset
What makes or breaks a successful mediation? Your mindset; that is, how you approach it. Like athletes before an event, one must "visualize" the process of mediation and its successful outcome. Create a mental (if [Read More]
Try Something New for 2012: Trust
First and foremost, I want to wish each of you a very healthy, happy, prosperous and peaceful New Year. To obtain that peace and a peaceful resolution to all of your disputes, may I suggest [Read More]
Second Thoughts On Signing
Is a settlement agreement signed by less than all parties at the conclusion of a mediation enforceable? Every once in awhile, this question arises because one of the parties has attended by telephone and is [Read More]
Acknowledgement
In one of my very early blogs, I discussed the book, Beyond Reason by Daniel Shapiro and Roger Fisher. In it, they discuss five ways or core concerns to overcome emotions when negotiating. One of [Read More]
What’s Your Generation?
The second issue of ADR Times Perspectives (Vol. 1, No. 2, Nov. 2011, hit my e-mail inbox the other day. Having enjoyed the first issue, I eagerly thumbed through this second issue and found an [Read More]
Those Pesky Little Words
In her Two Minute Training Tip for November 1, 2011, my colleague, Maria Simpson, Ph.D. looks at the words we use when we communicate. She points out that to be an effective negotiator - one [Read More]
