by Jeffrey A. Trueman | Jun 19, 2020 | Archive, Blog
Jeff Trueman, IAM Distinguished Fellow jt@jefftrueman.com This article is Part 3 in the series: Saving Face in Employment Mediation. To read Parts 1 & 2, click here. The techniques discussed herein rely on the participants’ trust in the mediator, which must be...
by Richard Rejino | May 13, 2020 | Archive, Blog
Jeff Trueman, IAM Distinguished Fellow jt@jefftrueman.com This is part two in a series of three articles. To review or read Part One, click here. In order to understand the emotions and rationality of others, mediators must first understand their own emotions and...
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’...
