A Monthly E-Newsletter
LISTEN AND LEARN
Last month, during a visit to Jerusalem, I was privileged to meet several representatives of “Seeds of Peace” – an international program that brings together teenagers from regions of conflict to share in a three-week summer camp experience at a lakeside setting in the woods of Maine. The purpose [...]
YOUR JOINTS DON’T HAVE TO HURT
Last week, I attended the 21st Annual Summer Dispute Resolution Skills Program presented by the Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law, where I took a course titled “Specialized Mediation,” taught by two extraordinary mediators, Tracy Allen of Detroit, Mic [...]
MANAGING EXPECTATIONS
About a month ago, my son told me he was absolutely certain he had “aced” his geometry quiz. When the results came out a few days later and he informed me he had received a B+, I was actually somewhat disappointed. Last week, he had what he described as the most difficult quiz of the semester and [...]
GIVE PEACE A CHANCE
All too often, the ferocity of today’s legal wars creates obstacles to compromise and peace.
FINDING EXITS / OPENING DOORS
On occasion, your opponent in a mediation may take a position that threatens to thwart further negotiations. For example, he or she may present you with an insulting opening demand or offer. Unless and until your opponent demonstrates that he or she is willing to negotiate in good faith, you may [...]