“The National Association of Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE) is proud to be a founding partner of the National Youth Violence Prevention Campaign. The goal of this campaign is to raise awareness and to educate students, teachers, school…

UN chief welcomes mediation effort to peacefully resolve South Sudan conflict

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday welcomed the appointment of a mediation team to work with Government of…

Happy New Year! We invite you to join us in 2014 for exciting, educational and inspirational programs on The Texas Conflict Coach® Blog Talk Radio program.

We announce the following episodes starting in the month of January, held every Tuesday night from 7:00-7:30 pm CST/8:00-8:30 pm EST.

To participate, go to the designated link for each program or call-in live at 347-324-3591.

During the month of January, we will have a…

Every year, I select the most important stories about the Organizational Ombuds profession. Here's…

A South African View Of “The Equal Employment For All Act”

By Richard Cohen on December 24, 2013Posted in…

In this age of instant communication and instant gratification sexting has become all too common for those in love. Teenagers are no different, while many teens openly admit that they know it's wrong to send these sexual photos, many feel the odds of getting caught are…

Happy Holidays to the ADRhub.com community.  Regardless if you joined us or missed one of the webinars, catch the archives below:

December-  What Every Mediator Needs to Understand About Attorneys & Effective Advocacy in…

This new blog post, available here, challenges a belief held by many mediators.  Many mediators believe they can adjust their approach according to whether the interaction between the parties is important or not.  This blog argues that all conflict, regardless of the subject, is about interaction at its core. 

In previous ConflictMastery™ Quest(ions) blogs I have discussed somatic symptoms of conflict. Today’s post is about what we experience internally that we may or may not show externally. That is, there are ways we are aware of - that others do not necessarily observe - about things going on for us in our body, heart, and brain. Some signs, of course, are evident and will be considered in this discussion.

Experiencing our conflict – the subject of this week’s blog - relates also to what…

Home of McGruff the Crime Dog^®, the National Crime Prevention Council’s mission is to be the nation's leader in helping people keep themselves, their families, and their communities safe from crime. To achieve…

The professional association for Organizational Ombuds has contemplated hiring an executive director for years. The plan now appears close to fruition as IOA's…

The Pirate Negotiator …

Looking at 1960 nomination of LBJ as Vice President and lessons it can teach mediators. 

Understanding Interests Leads To Agreements, Even Against Significant Opposition

In the aftermath of interpersonal conflicts some of us bounce back quicker than others. There are lots of reasons for this. For instance, as discussed in previous blogs, we may have unresolved issues and emotions that continue to haunt us. Other variables that influence our resilience are how we manage stress, how we process our feelings, our general pessimistic versus optimistic approaches to life, the degree of lingering hurt and other emotions due to the dispute, and so on. Some other…

After a five year hiatus, the California Caucus of College and University Ombuds has begun publishing its journal again.  The latest issue includes new articles about…

The current issue of the publication from the NY State Bar Dispute Resolution Section includes three a…

Appddiction Studio’s Stop Bullies district wide smartphone app empowers bystanders to capture bully events as they occur and report them to school administrators in real time. School administrators can then begin to investigate…

"What's Happening?" Blog is a weekly round up of the all the ADR news, jobs, events and more.  Check it out each week and view past news [HERE]…