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Mediate.com Recognized for Excellence as Problem Solver

Posted on January 26, 2010 by

The American Bar Association (ABA) has announced that mediate.com is the recipient of its 2010 Lawyer as Problem Solver Award. In granting this prestigious award, the ABA stated: Mediate.com has been at the forefront of making the power of the … Continue reading →

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‘Speaking Truth to Power’

Posted on October 30, 2009 by

Berrett-Koehler Publishers has a blog devoted to lists, as they say, “on just about everything that matters, by authors who know…”.  Just the other day, the blog drew on the thinking of Ira Chaleff, who works on the other side … Continue reading →

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Acting like the Boss

Posted on February 27, 2009 by

I’ve just come across an interesting post on bosses published a couple of weeks ago at the blog, Weird Things. A study by social psychologists at the University of California not only confirms the axiom that talking like a leader … Continue reading →

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Transit Strike Over – Nagging Questions Remain

Posted on January 30, 2009 by

Fifty-one days after it began, a public transit strike in Ottawa has ended.  Or at least will end in all likelihood after City Council and union membership endorse an agreement worked out by management and labour yesterday after five hours … Continue reading →

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Stages in the Mediation Process

Posted on November 8, 2008 by

Geoff Sharp of mediator blah…blah points today to a discussion paper for union members, Should I try mediation? that was written by David Bleiman, a union official. I have quickly read through the executive summary–the document appears to me to … Continue reading →

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Workplace ‘mobbing’

Posted on October 17, 2008 by

According to Swedish psychologicst Heinz Leymann, mobbing is  “hostile and unethical communication directed in a systematic way by one or a few individuals mainly towards one individual.”  Some examples of typical mobbing behaviour are: withholding information, isolation, badmouthing, constant criticism, … Continue reading →

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The cost of workplace conflict

Posted on October 17, 2008 by

The trouble isn’t necessarily the fact that conflict exists. It’s how we deal with those conflicts or what happens when they aren’t resolved. The impact of conflict in the workplace can be devastating – to the parties involved, to colleagues … Continue reading →

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