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How sad to read the story in today’s Star about the8-month old strike at Inco (now known as Vale Inco) in Sudbury.
“A failure to communicate” is the heading.
“My disappointment is watching from afar is to see both sides missing each other in almost every conversation”, the former COO of [...] Continue Reading…
There’s no getting around it-divorce is painful and expensive. But it doesn’t have to be messy and financially ruinous. Collaborative Practice is a revolutionary new way to resolve separation and divorce for a growing number of families in Canada, the United States, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
The traditional process [...] Continue Reading…
I teach a two day workshop later this month (March 23-24) that helps mediators mediate effectively when the power at the table is not even.
What do you do, for instance, where one person is wealthy and a skilled negotiator, while the other has less money and fewer skills? Do [...] Continue Reading…
At a recent workshop I did with fellow parents of teenagers, I was asked whether it is appropriate to ever negotiate with a teenager.
It is a good question. Especially if we consider our role to be that of boundary-setter; how can we negotiate without losing authority?
I think one of [...] Continue Reading…
Robert Mnookin, head of the Negotiation Program at Harvard Law School (and one of my favourite writers on conflict resolution) is interviewed in today’s Globe and Mail. What he has to say is directly relevant to the dilemma faced by every family lawyer and family law client: what kind [...] Continue Reading…
Hot Yoga in the Sauna?
Something has been bothering me for some time and I don’t know what to do about it.
I love the sauna. Having lived a year of my life in Finland, I appreciate it not only for its health and relaxation benefits, but also for its historical and cultural significance.
There [...] Continue Reading…