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)...
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...
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...
by Alicia Kuin | Jun 6, 2019 | Archive, Blog
By: Alicia Kuin (IAM Fellow), Lisa Amato (IAM Mentee) and Susan Hammer (IAM Distinguished Fellow, Emerita) As indicated in The Value of Mentorship, Part 1: Reflections on My Journey from IAM Mentee to IAM Fellow, IAM mentorship has been the defining professional...
by Alicia Kuin | May 23, 2019 | Archive, Blog
By: Alicia Kuin (IAM Fellow, akuin@yorkstreet.ca) At the 2013 IAM Conference in Toronto, the IAM launched a mentorship program and inducted me as one of the organization’s first mentees. This was a pivotal moment in my mediation career, and I want to share with you...