Mediation Blog
Negotiation Strategy 101!
I recently read a blog post entitled, How To Make Decisions Like a Leader in 2019 appearing on the Leadership Freak website. While the article talks in terms of making decisions as a leader, [Read More]
Context Matters
Recently, I attended a training on cross cultural communication presented by Jason Harper as part of the Los Angeles County Bar Association training for mediators. During the presentation, Mr. Harper discussed “low-context” and “high -context” [Read More]
How SINS ful are you?
In a recent blog, I mentioned that I attended a seminar presented by Professor Blondell discussing ethical fading in mediation. At one point, she mentioned the SINS scale which I had not heard about. In [Read More]
The NFL’s Moral Disengagement
Having attended both undergraduate and law school at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, I am a Saints fan and like many, watched the game between the Saints and the Los Angeles Ram including the [Read More]
How we “Become” a Settling Society.
I just finished reading Becoming by Michelle Obama (Crown Publishing 2018). While the book is an autobiography of the former First Lady, its theme is more than just a story about how some African American [Read More]
Our Pet Friendly Legislature (and other new Laws) for 2019!
(Spoiler alert: this week's post has absolutely nothing to do with mediation!) I am a pet lover. I have 2 English Springer Spaniels who are both rescues thanks to the English Springer Spaniel Rescue Association. [Read More]
