Mediation

Tear Down the Walls: How to See Everyday Conflicts as Cross-Cultural

Grande Lum | Posted 11.10.2008 | Living

Read More: Mediation, Negotiations, Mediator, Relationships, Conflict, Cross-Cultural, Culture, Conflict Management, Communication, Living News
Grande Lum

If you are already scratching your head about the other person before you've even engaged with them, then you are missing something.

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Tear Down the Walls: How to Bring Curiosity into the Mix

Grande Lum | Posted 10.31.2008 | Living

Read More: Negotiations, Conflict Management, Relationships, Happiness, Mediation, Conversation, Communication, Living News
Grande Lum

As a mediator, I remember the power of asking the parties questions they would not ask each other. Anything a mediator can do, individuals can do on their own. Observe with fresh eyes.

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Tear Down the Walls: How to Change Conflict to Collaboration

Grande Lum | Posted 10.14.2008 | Living

Read More: Collaboraiton, The Negotiation Fieldbook, Anger, Fear, Conflict, Problem Solving, Mediation, Mediator, Resolution, Confrontation, Conflict Resolution, Anxiety, Happiness, Rage, Living News
Grande Lum

Each reaction to a difficult person is a learning opportunity. If rage overwhelms you, then you can learn to control rage. If fear paralyzes you, then you can learn how to gain safety from that fear.

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Darfur: Searching for a Peace Process

John Prendergast and Colin Thomas-Jensen | Posted 07.10.2008 | Home

Read More: Mediation, Darfur Sudan, Sudan, Africa, United Nations, Genocide, Home News
John Prendergast and Colin Thomas-Jensen

To anyone tracking the international community's muddled efforts to broker peace in Darfur, last week's decision to appoint a new mediator, Burkina Fa...

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Another Corporate Gimmick -- Arbitration

Dave Johnson | Posted 06.14.2008 | Business

Read More: Deregulation, Mediation, Tort Reform, Corporations, Courts, Arbitration, Attorneys, Corporate Power, Business News
Dave Johnson

More and more consumer-oriented contracts have clauses specifying that disputes must go to arbitration rather than our civil justice system. But 98.8% of arbitrations end in favor of the corporations.

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