A Monthly E-Newsletter
KNEE-JERK REACTION
[Editor’s Note: With another NFL season about to get underway, this seems like a good time to revisit one of my favorite editions of Resolution Strategies. First published in November 2017 and republished in February 2020, its lesson — though inspired by a controversy that began on a football field [...]
BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS
[Editor's Note: This article first appeared in Resolution Strategies back in November 2015. It was inspired by an extraordinary mediation that reminded me — and has continued to remind me ever since — that resolving a lawsuit and resolving a conflict are not always the same thing. More than a decade [...]
A PERFECT ENDING
[With this year's MLB All-Star Game in Philadelphia less than two weeks away, I've decided to revisit one of my favorite editions of Resolution Strategies. Originally published in 2010, it explores timeless lessons about accountability, humility, forgiveness, and grace that remain as relevant today [...]
EXIT STRATEGY
On September 18, 2006, the Los Angeles Dodgers staged one of the most improbable comebacks in Major League Baseball history. Trailing the Padres 9-5 in the bottom of the ninth inning, the final outcome appeared all but certain. Then the unimaginable happened. Four consecutive home runs tied the scor [...]
THE PERFECT BRACKET
When the Michigan Wolverines cut down the nets after winning the 2026 NCAA championship, it felt a bit more personal in our house. My daughter, Jamie, is a graduate of the University of Michigan — which makes us a “Go Blue!” household. No one had a perfect March Madness bracket this year. In fact, n [...]