Mediation Blog
Reading Body Language Just Got Harder!
In its February 20, 2020 edition, The Economist published an article entitled, “Do not rely on Facial expressions for how people are feeling.” Noting that both Aristotle and Cicero believed that “...the face was a [Read More]
Power Imbalance: Life Interrupted!
One of the issues that mediators learn about is power imbalance: one party may have more power during a negotiation than the other party. This may be due to any number of reasons. One side [Read More]
Cultural Diversity responds to Covid-19
An important tool in any mediator’s toolbox is knowledge of cultural diversity. Early on in any training session, this topic is explored and discussed. What do I mean by “culture”? As explained by Ellen Waldman [Read More]
Is Now A Good Time to Mediate?
An unknown author on the Harvard Negotiation PON Blog staff posted a blog on April 9, 2020 entitled “How Mood Affects Negotiators” which discusses “What …social psychologists [are] learning about the connections among emotions, negotiators [Read More]
Why?
I just finished reading a book entitled, Start With Why? By Simon Sinek (Penguin Group, New York, 2009) which posits a simple thesis on why some organizations are very successful and others are not. It [Read More]
Words Matter!
As a mediator, I must be careful with the words I use during a mediation. In fact, I need to be careful with my words all of the time. I was reminded of this admonition [Read More]
