Mediation Blog
Persuasion and Persistence!
Teaching the art and science of mediation brings to my consciousness a lot of pointers that otherwise reside in my subconscious. Two of them are the fine art of persuasion and the tool of persistence. [Read More]
An Apology: Was It Really?
The Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, March 27, 2022, was more than just entertaining: it provided an important lesson on apologies. When Chris Rock came forward to present the award for Best Documentary Feature, he [Read More]
A lesson learned!
Last week, I conducted a lemon law mediation which highlighted a very valuable lesson. People need to be heard, acknowledged, and told that what they are saying has merit. The plaintiff leased a luxury automobile. [Read More]
A Fine Line Between Settlement Demands and Extortion!
No doubt, many of us have encountered the aggressive negotiator who in a distributive bargaining zero-sum situation makes an “outrageous” settlement demand in the hopes of acquiring as much of the pie as possible. Our [Read More]
Perhaps the Eyewitness is Correct!
In various blogs throughout the years, I have discussed the unreliability of eyewitness testimony and of misidentification. However, an article in the Science and Technology section of The Economist (February 24, 2022) entitled “First Impressions”, [Read More]
Cookie: When Trust is Absent.
In a Parable of Trust, I discussed how our dog- Buddy- has come to trust us so much that my husband was able to groom him without having to use a muzzle or render him [Read More]
