The New York Times on August 1, 2020 published an article on microaggressions in the medical profession. (“For Doctors of Color, Microaggressions Are All Too Familiar” by Emma Goldberg). While the article does focus on doctors of color, it does have broader applicability, to anyone or any group who is [Read More]
There is a saying among mediators: often at the start of a mediation, the mediator is the only optimistic person in the room. She is the only one who believes the matter will settle. It turns out that there is something to this adage. In a blog post by the [Read More]
Several times in the past, I have written blog posts on the power of an apology and the right way to do it. (See, “It Ain’t Easy To Say “I’m Sorry”” and “On Apologies….Once Again”). The other day, I was reading some other blog posts and came across one discussing [Read More]
(Spoiler Alert: This blog has absolutely nothing to do with mediation other than the fact this case should have never gone this far and should have been settled at mediation.) “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.” Eighth Amendment to U. [Read More]
It has been about 4 months or so since the Covid 19 crisis started mandating that we all stay home or close to it, wear masks and wash our hands a lot. Consequently, many of us are now working from home and using Zoom meetings in the place of in [Read More]
On July 14, 2020, I gave a zoom presentation entitled “Some Thoughts on Ethics in the Age of Online Dispute Resolution.” As an aside it was for a wonderful cause- “Will Work for Food”. The concept is that the attendees- rather than paying a registration fee to attend the presentation [Read More]
Recently, I read an article in the New York Times about the illusion of control, and it struck me how very appropriate it was given the pandemic. The illusion of control is a tendency we all have to overestimate our ability to control events. Thus, we feel or believe that [Read More]
That is what my husband said to me a few weeks ago. Needless to say, working from home and in close quarters with hubby for more than three months and continuing does have its moments. So- on one of those days, I was grumpy. My response to him was simple, [Read More]
