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 on shore. I tried to take it from him (we never taught him the command [Read More]
This past week, I taught my last class for the semester at the University of Southern California's Gould School of Law. The online course entitled Employment Dispute Mediation teaches the students how to mediate "from soup to nuts." Many of the students are Human Resource (HR) professionals, which makes my [Read More]
The other day, I opened one of the French doors in our house to let the dog outside where he proceeded to sun himself. Unbeknownst to me, a hummingbird took the open door as an invitation to come inside. I did not realize it until an hour or so later [Read More]
Anyone studying conflict resolution quickly learns that there are five styles to resolving conflicts: avoidance, competition, collaborating, accommodating and compromising (styles) Avoidance “… is knowing that there is a conflict but choosing not to deal with it.” (Id.) If we do not acknowledge or talk about the conflict, maybe it [Read More]
Happy New Year! May 2024 bring you health, happiness and prosperity… and the keeping of your resolutions! Typically- at this time of year- many of us make resolutions that we hope to keep throughout the year. They may pertain to keeping fit, losing weight, not drinking as much alcohol, attaining [Read More]
One Saturday afternoon, my husband and vegetated and watch a dreadful movie called “In Time “(released October 2011) . The theme of the movie is that time is literally money. In this science fiction thriller, In 2169, people are genetically engineered to stop aging on their 25th birthday. Everyone has [Read More]
LiveScience posted an article entitled “Deductive reasoning vs Inductive Reasoning” on January 30, 2023 by Alina Bradford and Mindy Weisberger. It got me thinking about how do we reason in resolving a dispute. Deductively? Inductively? Or a little of both? Let’s start with the basics. As the post explains, Deductive [Read More]
As I have previously mentioned, I am in a book club which reads and discusses books about conflict resolution. The latest is Holding the Calm: The Secret to Resolving Conflict and Defusing Tension by Hesha Abrams (Berrett-Kochler Publishers, Inc., Oakland, Ca. 2022.) The first question one asks is what is [Read More]
