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Phyllis Polack, a prolific writer on mediation, recently penned “Silence is Golden” at https://www.mediate.com/articles/pollack-silence-golden.cfm. The gist of this piece is that effective mediation requires the gift of listening. However, at times, a mediator may choose to resort to the use of silence. Pausing in silence, can be a powerful tool. As an example, think of […]
March 24, 2019
On March 21,2019 former Senator Joseph Lieberman wrote a piece for the Washington Post on a proper response to the President’s attacks on the late Senator John McCain. The op-ed was written by a friend, as a defense/tribute to the late Senator. What did Senator McCain teach by example? 1. He was forgiving. He spent […]
March 3, 2019
Much has been written about prenuptial agreements. They work best when there is a second marriage and/or when the parties wish to retain their own valuable holdings. However, these agreements have their critics as well. They bring an element of business negotiations into the love-based relationship we know as marriage. They potentially can cast a […]
January 28, 2019
After the government shutdown, President Trump announced that there would be a few weeks to negotiate a new deal on the Wall, while there was an interim budget. A deadline was set for February 15, 2019 and the request for 5+ Billion Dollars was re-affirmed. Despite it all, the president put the odds of an […]
January 24, 2019
The following quote, by Tammy Lenski, a mediator and author, (See tammylenski.com/the-body-in-the-suitcase-and-the-conflict-stories-we-tell) packs quite a punch: “When we get into a conflict with someone, it’s natural to replay our experience of the conflict, both in our minds and as we tell others about it. Over time, this replay can begin to feel like The Truth […]
April 7, 2019
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