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

Check Out The Latest Issue of ACResolution

Check out the latest issue that is dedicated to commercial mediation:

Dispute Resolution and the Evolution of Customer Support

• Mediation Strategies Unique to Commercial Transactions (Not Really)

• Overcoming the Arbitration Paradox: Towards a More Collaborative Ap...

• A Mediator's Role in Successful Family-Owned Business Transitions: ...

Mediating Commercial Cases: A Case For Transformative Mediation

• Simple Tools for Complex Conflicts Cross-Over Concepts from Environ...

Check out the entire issue [HERE]. 

May 26, 2015

FEATURED ARTICLE

A Win Win Negotiation Case Study Using Mind Mapping Negotiation Skills By Katie Shonk on May 25, 2015 Here is a win win negotiation case study using mind mapping, a negotiation skill you should consider adding to your negotiation and conflict management strategies. In a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, Zack Anchors describes how financial advisor Rob O'Dell of Wheaton Wealth Partners of Wheaton, Illinois used the unconventional technique in an attempt to help a client negotiate the sale of his shares of the family business to his younger brother, who hoped to pass the business on to his children.   Read more

Realtors to Require Local Ombuds Nationwide Next Year

Tom A. Kosakowski- The National Association of REALTORS® will require all state and local associations to provide Ombudsman Services by January 1, 2016 pursuant to Professional Standards Policy Statement #59.  According to a press release, "It is the belief of the National Association’s Professional Standards Committee that many ethics complaints might be averted with enhanced communications and initial problem-solving capacity at the local level."

Read more [here].

New Book By Dr. Jackie Font: Experiencing Puerto Rican Citizenship and Cultural Nationalism

This is an excellent book on identity, culture and how these relate to conflict. The book exposes the inconvenient truth about the relationship between the United States and Puerto Rico that few USAmericans are aware of - and the ramifications this has on the relationship between Puerto Ricans and the United States.

My colleague Jackie Font of the Werner Institute, ladies and gentlemen. This goes into the "and I knew her way back when!" category!

https://www.facebook.com/PRCitizenship?fref=photo

http://www.amazon.com/Experiencing-Puerto-Citizenship-Cultural-Nati...

Elder Mediation Could Soon Become a Staple in Age-Related Care

By: Luc Rinaldi/HuffingtonPost.ca

Mom has Alzheimer's disease, your siblings refuse to talk to one another, and your kids are too busy to lend a helping hand.

Somehow, all the caregiving duties have been left to you. What to do?

Call an elder mediator.

Read more [here].

Mediators Don't Like Being Told What to Do Either

Teamwork Tango: Using Partner Dancing Principles to Improve Organiz...