Model Right Moral Behavior to Prevent and Resolve Workplace Conflict

Poor leadership is one of the biggest issues of workplace conflict. One of the reasons is management’s failure to model right behavior. Research clearly shows that employees benefit from managers and leaders who model right behavior. While it is everybody’s job in a company to deal with conflict appropriately, much responsibility [...]

The Role of Marriage Vows in Divorce

G.K. Chesterton in his Essay on Love and Marriage Vows says this:

The man who makes a vow makes an appointment with himself at some distant time or place. The danger of it is that himself should not keep the appointment. And in modern times this terror of one’s self, of the weakness and mutability of [...]

‘Fairly Legal’ Debuts Tonight

Hey, don’t forget that the new mediator show, ‘Fairly Legal’ debuts tonight on USA Network at 10/9 central. I have mentioned this show before on the blog, here. Here is a short synopsis:
Once a lawyer at her family’s firm, Kate Reed’s (Sarah Shahi) frustration with the legal system led her to a new [...]

Mandatory Mediation in England and Wales

According to recent reports both England and Wales seem to be trying to pass legislation that mandates mediation and takes government legal funding away from divorce cases. According to the Ministry of Justice and Legal Services Commission as many as 350,000 cases are currently receiving legal aid. The government wants to reduce that [...]

My Personal Experience With Caregiver Stress

I began my career at Moffitt Cancer Center. I worked in the Medical Oncology Unit, otherwise known as Med/Onc. Prior to working at Moffitt Cancer Center, I worked with seniors and had a great deal of experience with death and dying. At the end of the day, I was able to put my work aside [...]

Caregiver Stress: Signs, Symptoms and Relief

Caregiver burnout is a real and dangerously growing phenomenon among the “sandwich” generation. There are many adults, mostly adult daughters caring for their family and meeting the needs of their own children while juggling the needs and at times demands of their aging parent/s. Some may feel overwhelmed and feel themselves becoming increasingly agitated while [...]

Follow that Star

During the course of my life there were many different sayings and/or philosophies I applied to myself to help me deal with life’s pressures or anxieties, help me enjoy good times, or even help me cope with certain situations. While some of the philosophies or sayings I still think about it and sometimes even [...]

‘That’s Mediation!’ from Hatch Brenner

‘That’s Mediation!’ from Hatch Brenner
I needed some levity about this profession. In the last several months I have been out there in my little world really trying to educate people about actually using mediation in their lives BEFORE they end up in litigation. Over my Christmas vacation I have been thinking hard [...]