by Hb Dev | Jun 10, 2015 | Blog
By: Rob Daisley, IAM Distinguished Fellow Email: rob@daisleymediation.com Posted: June 10, 2015 Like a good Top 40 song from the days when Kasey Kasem counted them down every Sunday morning, a Mediator’s opening statement of no more than three to four minutes is more...
by Hb Dev | Jun 3, 2015 | Blog
By: Jan Schau, IAM Distinguished FellowEmail: JFSchau@adrservices.org Posted: June 3, 2015 How do you prepare an excellent Mediation Brief? There’s some controversy: should it look like a legal brief, should it provide evidence as Exhibits, should it be exchanged...
by Hb Dev | May 27, 2015 | Blog
By: Michael Young, IAM President and Distinguished FellowEmail: mike@mikeyoungmediation.com Posted: May 27, 2015 Mediators often think about how we can get parties into a different frame of mind. When the current mindset is not allowing for settlement, and we can’t...
by Hb Dev | May 20, 2015 | Blog
By: Jeffrey Krivis, IAM Distinguished FellowEmail:jkrivis@firstmediation.com Posted: May 20, 2015 Mediation may be viewed as performance art, in which every case has improvisational aspects. Here are key rules. 1. Don’t deny offers and ideas: Denial is the primary...
by Hb Dev | May 13, 2015 | Blog
By: David Hoffman, IAM Distinguished Fellow Email:dhoffman@bostonlawcollaborative.com Posted: May 13, 2015 In recent years negotiation theorists have transformed our understanding of how to succeed in making a deal. Getting to Yes, published in 1981 by Roger...
by Hb Dev | May 6, 2015 | Blog
By: Keith L. Seat, IAM Blog Editor & Distinguished FellowEmail:kseat@keithseat.com Posted: May 6th, 2015 This is the first posting of the new blog of the International Academy of Mediators, which will open to you the insights and thinking of one of the top groups...
