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Sheldon Stark IAM Scholar in Residence shel@starkmediator.com Part 1: Setting the Table Introduction What is 168,000,000? 168,000,000 is the number of search results on the web for the term “mediation”.  While there is much to be said about mediation, when boiled...

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...

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...

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”...

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...

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’...

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...