Last week, former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell was named as Middle East special envoy to work on the intractable conflict(s) that have plagued that region. Mitchell is justifiably lauded for his good works in the process to bring peace to Northern Ireland. Mitchell commented on his Northern Ireland experience when his latest appointment was […]
Read more...Yesterday, the New York Times ran a front-page article by John Leland, titled “In Housing Fall, Breaking Up is Harder to Do.” The article described how divorcing couples were now faced with an additional challenge: how to split up assets that have declined greatly in value, and may even be very hard to value in […]
Read more...This is the third and final time I will write about an article in the December 8, 2008 Hartford Business Journal titled “Mediation Helps 360 Postpone Foreclosure.” Greg Bordonaro described the success of Connecticut’s Foreclosure Mediation Program, including comments from various participants. One participant, an attorney for the Connecticut Fair Housing Authority, noted that those […]
Read more...Last time, I wrote about an article in the December 8, 2008 Hartford Business Journal titled “Mediation Helps 360 Postpone Foreclosure.” Greg Bordonaro described the success of Connecticut’s Foreclosure Mediation Program, including comments from various participants. I talked about how a “win” for a homeowner could mean more than stopping foreclosure completely, because even a […]
Read more...The operation of Connecticut’s Foreclosure Mediation Program through its first five months illustrates a couple of themes that are common to most mediation processes. In an article in the December 8, 2008 Hartford Business Journal titled “Mediation Helps 360 Postpone Foreclosure”, Greg Bordonaro described the program, with comments from various viewpoints. One positive note is […]
Read more...Last time, I wrote about a recent article in the online version of “afrol News” that was titled: “DRC rebel leader wants Norwegian mediation.” The article discussed the advances that Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda has made towards the Norwegian government to help mediate the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Although […]
Read more...A recent article in the online version of “afrol News” was titled: “DRC rebel leader wants Norwegian mediation.” The article discussed the advances that Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda has made towards the Norwegian government to help mediate the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Dovetail Resolutions has a focus on business […]
Read more...A recent online newspaper article contained this line: “[T]he case has been ordered to be decided by a mediator.” It’s a basic point and central to the the mediation concept and process: mediators don’t decide cases. Still, it’s not always understood, as so clearly shown in the article. I occasionally meet people who respond to […]
Read more...We routinely talk about preventing conflict, reducing conflict, and resolving conflict. When we do, we sound as if we are characterizing conflict as always a bad thing. Without a doubt, conflict can cause significant and lasting damage, both economic and non-economic. Those negative effects, understandably, receive a lot of attention. Yet conflict can be good. […]
Read more...Last time, I wrote about an Associated Press story on Forbes.com on October 14, 2008 about a federal judge’s appointment of a mediator to work with parties to reach a settlement on damages in a bankruptcy case. Asarco, LLC seeks more than $10 billion in damages against Americas Mining Corporation. The judge has already ruled […]
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