by Richard Rejino | May 4, 2020 | Archive
October 16, 2020 In a climate of immense societal change, what role, if any, should mediators play when resolving conflicts with competing views of societal norms? What are the techniques and practical skills that will assist us and challenge us to provide a more...
by Jeffrey A. Trueman | May 4, 2020 | Archive, Blog
Jeff Trueman, IAM Distinguished Fellow jt@jefftrueman.com Employment law disputes can be tough to settle. These disputes center not only on employment practices, but also on deeply held personal views of worth, honor, and status. Parties draw “lines in the sand” over...
by Jan 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...
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’...
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...
by Richard Rejino | Sep 19, 2019 | Archive, News
IAM Past-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. INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDIATORS14070 Proton Rd., Suite 100Dallas, TX 75244Phone (972)...
