Mediation Blog
It is All A Matter of Perspective!
I have a dog named Buddy. He bit me! OUCH! We were walking around a lake, and he spotted a dead fish that one of the birds had taken from the lake and then discarded [Read More]
A False Sense of Competency!
On September 29, 2024, Governor Newsom signed SB 940 into law, creating Business and Professions Code Section 6173. The new law (which takes effect on January 1, 2025) creates a voluntary Alternative Dispute Resolution Certification [Read More]
Distance
In my last two blogs, I noted that I had just finished reading a book for our book club- The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone’s Mind by Jonah Berger (Simon & Shuster Paperbacks, New York [Read More]
Endowment
In my last blog, I noted that I just finished reading a book for our book club- The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone’s Mind by Jonah Berger (Simon & Shuster Paperbacks, New York (2020)) (“Catalyst”). [Read More]
Reactance aka Self-determination
I just finished reading a book for our book club- The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone’s Mind by Jonah Berger (Simon & Shuster Paperbacks, New York (2020)) (“Catalyst”) As one might glean from the title, [Read More]
Following Up!
I am in a quandary. Whenever I have a mediation that does not settle at mediation, I follow up. But the question arises: what is the best way? Should I do it by telephone? E-mail? [Read More]
