Archive | International Academy of Mediators

To What Extent Should Mediators Dictate the Language In the Terms of a Settlement?

by Jan Frankel Schau | Feb 25, 2020 | Archive, Blog

Jan Frankel Schau, IAM Distinguished Fellow jfschau@schaumediation.com It’s 4:00 P.M. and the parties have struggled all day to reach a hard-fought agreement. Typically, at that point, the parties themselves take a walk, begin to breathe the fresh air, catch up on...

Reframing the Role of Mediator – Part 3: Mediator as Risk Assessor and Agent of Reality

by Sheldon J. Stark | Nov 14, 2019 | Archive, Blog

Sheldon Stark, IAM Distinguished Fellow shel@starkmediator.com (This is the third and final segment of the article. Part 1 discussed Party Expectations as Barrier and suggested that mediators should offer a productive reframing, while Part 2 focused on Mediators’...

Reframing the Role of Mediator – Part 2 : Mediators’ Many Hats

by Sheldon J. Stark | Oct 10, 2019 | Archive, Blog

Sheldon Stark, IAM Distinguished Fellow shel@starkmediator.com (This is the second of three segments. Part 1 discussed Party Expectations as Barrier and suggested that mediators should offer a productive reframing, while Part 3 will focus on the key roles of...

What is the IAM

by Richard Rejino | Sep 19, 2019 | Archive, News

IAM President Chuck Doran speaks with Natalie Armstrong on her vlog about the IAM and what the Academy is doing to support the next generation of mediators around the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNO0CI0bXEA&feature=youtu.be INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF...

Reframing the Role of Mediator – Part 1: Party Expectations as Barrier

by Sheldon J. Stark | Sep 3, 2019 | Archive, Blog

Sheldon Stark, IAM Distinguished Fellow shel@starkmediator.com (In this 3-part article, the first part below suggests that mediators should address party expectations directly and offer a productive and trustworthy reframing. Part 2 discusses Mediators’ Many Hats in...

Notre Dame and the Destructive and Creative Forces in Mediation

by Rande S. Sotomayor | Aug 1, 2019 | Archive, Blog

Rande Sotomayor, IAM Fellow rande@sotomayorlaw.com This Spring, Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, 856 years old, burned. We know that much of the iconic structure has been destroyed. We do not yet know all the details of how the fire started or why, but the glorious...