April 2010 Blog Posts (37)

DC Area Ombuds Group Meets April 20

Ombuds in the Washington, DC area meet monthly and will gather next at the Red Cross on April 20. The group is open to all types of Ombuds and others interested in the field. (Ombuds Blog.)

Added by Tom A. Kosakowski on April 14, 2010 at 6:29pm — No Comments

Forum of Canadian Ombuds Will Offer Training in September

The FCO Institute will offer its first course on Ombuds fundamentals on September 20 and 21, 2010, at the Macdonald Block in Toronto. The training is designed for new and intermediate-level Classical Ombuds staff and complaint-handlers. The cost for non-members is $500 CDN and includes lunches and a reception. (Ombuds Blog.)

Added by Tom A. Kosakowski on April 14, 2010 at 6:27pm — No Comments

Why Bother with Arbitration Law?

This was posted earlier today in the Loree Reinsurance and Arbitration Law Forum:

Readers are excruciatingly aware of the amount of time and energy we expend on what seems at first blush to be a relatively arcane area of the law: practice and procedure under the Federal Arbitration Act. It is a…

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Added by Philip J. Loree Jr. on April 14, 2010 at 12:00am — No Comments

Introduction to the Ombuds Blog

I began publishing the Ombuds Blog in November 2006, shortly after began working as an ombudsperson for UCLA. I had previously worked as an attorney, handling attorney discipline and legal malpractice cases, and I was familiar with rich array of resources for attorneys. I quickly realized, on the other hand, that the organizational ombuds field was still evolving into a profession. Although the field had developed significantly in just a… Continue

Added by Tom A. Kosakowski on April 12, 2010 at 1:30pm — 2 Comments

National Mediator Roster

Dear Mediators,

I am excited to announce a new opportunity for qualified mediators around the nation. I am in the process of

developing a

national mediator roster that will enable those participating to be

offered new, interesting mediation opportunities. My company Yaro

Group will apply for and solicit corporate and government contracts that

require various types of workplace mediation and dispute resolution at

select locations throughout the United… Continue

Added by Alex Yaroslavsky on April 12, 2010 at 9:54am — 2 Comments

ABA Dispute Resolution Ethics Resource

Originally posted at www.EnjoyMediation.com)

The following is a dispute resolution ethics resource listing the rules, guidelines and some ethical dilemmas for you to read over and decide how you would…

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Added by Jeff Thompson on April 12, 2010 at 5:00am — No Comments

The Agency Model of Arbitral Power: Professor Tom Ginsburg Explains Why Deferential Review Is Not Necessarily Pro-Arbitration

In George Watts & Son v. Tiffany & Co., 248 F.3d 577 (7^th Cir. 2001), then Circuit Judge (now Chief Judge) Frank H.…

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Added by Philip J. Loree Jr. on April 11, 2010 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Mediation and Hybrid Services

(originally published in Dialogic Mediation)

Diane Cohen raises an interesting and important question in an article published last month by the influential website, mediate.com.

In Is Mediation the Right Word? , she argues that many of the… Continue

Added by Arnold Zeman on April 10, 2010 at 12:32pm — No Comments

New PhD Program at Kennesaw State University

Originally posted @ www.EnjoyMediation.com

Kennesaw State University recently announced their brand new PhD program in International Conflict Management.

From the site:

Welcome to a higher level of Education…

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Added by Jeff Thompson on April 9, 2010 at 10:56am — No Comments

Six Steps To Dispute Resolution

Orignally posted at www.EnjoyMediation.com

I recently came across this information from the Australian Government's Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (btw, sounds like a good group to work for!) and thought it would be of interest to everyone. It offers six step to dispute…

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Added by Jeff Thompson on April 8, 2010 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Culture and Conflict Resolution

Image credit: Martin Bangemann - Fotolia.com

(Originally posted at CrossCollaborate.com)

Stephanie West Allen recently posted an… Continue

Added by John Folk-Williams on April 7, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Standing in the Fire: The Inner Art of Facilitation

(Originally posted at CrossCollaborate.com)

Facilitation is too often an underrated art. Both the practice and its practitioners are often characterized with some disdain as all process, no substance. Yet,… Continue

Added by John Folk-Williams on April 7, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments

"A Peace of my Mind" - An interesting project/website

“A Peace of My Mind” is a documentary project that combines oral history and portraiture to explore the meaning of peace, using art and storytelling as a means to foster public dialogue.

This ongoing project is designed to give a voice to people who work for peace in their neighborhoods and the larger world. A website for the project, http://www.apeaceofmymind.net, showcases interviews and portraits of subjects from a wide range of… Continue

Added by Ran Kuttner on April 6, 2010 at 12:22pm — No Comments

Images for conflict trainers

I hope this is the right forum to bring up this topic and inspire some exchange. I am a person who likes to utilize power point when I do workshops in conflict resolution, at least to keep me speaking in a linear manner. Many times the slides are simply images to help represent the concept I am covering. I like to go around and update my image library from time to time, but thought it would be helpful to get an exchange on a forum like this.

So what types of images do you like to… Continue

Added by Bryan Hanson on April 5, 2010 at 4:06pm — No Comments

How to Build Enduring Organizations

(originally posted at www.thebusinessmediator.blogspot.com)

I must reveal my bias up front. I am fascinated with the business organization. After many years as a lawyer, looking at business from the outside in, I wanted to know what makes it tick and why certain organizations are successful and the vast majority of others fail. It was in this context that I came upon my current philosophy of a successful business organization:… Continue

Added by Susan M Diehl on April 4, 2010 at 7:44am — 4 Comments

Emotional Intelligence: Shadow of the Leader

(originally posted at www.thebusinessmediator.blogspot.com)

The very first CEO for whom I worked consistently referred to the importance of the "Shadow of the Leader”. His demeanor spoke of modesty and humility--no corporate jets, no extravagant cars or homes, and graciousness to all whom he encountered. Was he perfect? No, in fact he had tendencies towards micromanagement and, under stress, his graciousness bordered on… Continue

Added by Susan M Diehl on April 4, 2010 at 7:30am — No Comments