Category Archives: Mediation

What’s in your fridge?

Posted on January 1, 2010 by Alden

There seems to be a rule in many households (like ours) that leftovers are not to be thrown out until they’re moldy or otherwise inedible.  We will leave the container for several days, telling ourselves that “someone will eat this,” … Continue reading →

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Resolution is Not Always the Goal

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Alden

Today John Kenyon posted a list of mediation jokes at the Mediate.com site. Most of them weren’t that funny, and as he points out, might not be funny at all to people who didn’t understand mediation principles and language.  The … Continue reading →

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That’s Not Mediation

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Alden

A few evenings ago I struck up a conversation with a gentlemen at a social function, and the obvious topic arose of our occupations. At the mention of “mediator” he said, “Oh, do you know Judge so-and-so?  When I was … Continue reading →

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Should Mediators be Attorneys?

Posted on September 6, 2009 by Alden

Because of my background resolving litigated insurance claims, my experience with mediators was that they were almost exclusively attorneys, and often ex-judges to boot.  In fact, I was somewhat taken aback when I first learned that a particular mediator was … Continue reading →

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Ten common conflict resolution mistakes to avoid

Posted on July 22, 2009 by Alden

The other day I came across a great little article on About.com under “stress management,” called Ten Conflict Resolution Mistakes to Avoid.   While it’s fairly brief, it was too good not to share. These are 10 very common mistakes that … Continue reading →

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