Tag: mediation
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MBBI Interview
It’s an honor to be able to work with the Mediators Beyond Borders International, and last week I was interviewed for their newsletter. Thank you for helping share our drive for mediation and communication for all the communities we work with!
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Sharing Information about Mediation
Thank you for joining us for the free information session in Odessa on April 11! We know it was a busy Saturday and had several notes from folks who couldn’t make it, and we’re following up where we can for Zoom meetings and scheduling another information session as soon as we can. In the meantime…
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Conflict Resilience
Recently finished my 29th mediation related book in 29 months. Since starting this journey into Mediation, Terri and I keep our brains active by reading and using what we learn. It has taken me years to push through my Dyslexia to enjoy learning again. Conflict Resilience, was written by two professors from Harvard Law School…
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De-Escalation in Mediation
Terri and I each had a mediation at one of our favorite JP Courts in Ft. Worth today. We each had to use de-escalation techniques in our respective rooms. When the parties started to talk over each other, I stopped them as they were about to declare an Impasse. I told them I had additional…
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Community and Growth
While we’re part of a coalition of mediators providing information about mediation resources in the communities we work in, from the DFW area to West Texas and Central Texas, we’re also proud to share the wonderful work of a long-time small business friend in Odessa – Kay’s Emblems! From our years getting show t-shirts at…
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Where do we go from here?
We’ve discussed what’s next for us: We fully expect that discourse will indeed increase over the next several years and we are prepared to step up to the plate and take on the potential increase of mediations. When Terri and I attended a recent mediation conference, we were shocked to find out that there’s an…
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Mediation and Impasses
I joined the mediation team at a new-to-us JP court in Tarrant County this last Monday, where it was the judge’s first time to offer a pre-trial setting for possible mediation. Out of ten cases, two decided to try mediation. One was assigned to me, which did not settle, it resulted in an impasse. This…