Confrontation in Mediation: Making Your Case in Mediation Without Alienating
Those of you familiar with my other articles and general approach to mediation will recall a few recurring themes. Among […]
Confrontation in Mediation: Making Your Case in Mediation Without Alienating
What Major League Baseball Could Learn from the Mediation Model
I love baseball. As this is written, I am counting the days to when pitchers and catchers report for Spring […]
The Method, Madness, and Mystique of the Mediator’s Proposal:
Do you dare open the box? A request for a proposal may signal a problem with client control, and maybe […]
“Zoom” Mediations: Dignifying the Proceeding
As I write this, my first post-Covid, full, in-person mediation is in the rearview mirror. Nonetheless, Zoom mediations will no […]
Bracketing: Trying to Move the Mediation Goal Posts
Before the Brackets “Bracketing” is an increasingly popular tool to get a mediation moving. I have seen substantial success with […]
Empathy and Saving Face: Some thoughts on the emotional underpinning of mediation
Empathy and Saving Face: Some thoughts on the emotional underpinning of mediation Click here to read “Empathy and Saving Face: Some […]
Leave Some Trial Skills at the Mediation Door
Click here to read “Leave Some Trial Skills at the Mediation Door,” an article by Rick Alimonti.
Are Mediators Truly Born and Not Made?
The conventional thinking is that good mediators must have certain intrinsic innate qualities to succeed. From my perspective though – […]