What is Mediation?
Breaking the Impasse
In this series principal Rodney A. Max discusses "breaking impasse” as it relates to closing the deal. In complex... Read More
ABOUT APOLOGIES ~ PART II
“Never apologize and never explain – it’s a sign of weakness.” John Wayne
“An apology is the superglue of life. It can repair just about anything.” Lynn Johnston
With all due respect to The Duke, I don’t think he ever tried to mediate a lega... Read More
When one party does not act in good faith
We hear this often from counsel and clients: “They are not negotiating in good faith.” Typically it reflects a frustration with the negotiation strategy or evaluation of the claim by the opposing party. Read More
ABOUT APOLOGIES
WHY SHOULD I APOLOGIZE? (Part I)
Elton John may have been right when he sang that, “Sorry seems to be the hardest word.” And what is true... Read More
Thinking Fast and Slow
Thinking, Fast and Slow
by Daniel Kahneman (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2011)*
“Slow down, you move too fast.
You got to make... Read More
Your Mediation Questions Answered
We had such an overwhelmingly positive response to our February 21st webinar, “The 10 Most Common Questions Asked About Mediation”, in which... Read More