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For many reasons, people are divorcing later in life.  Maybe it’s a baby boomer thing.  Maybe it’s a rising awareness that change is an option at any age.  Maybe it’s that independence is more manageable and achievable than it has … Continue reading →

It’s sometimes difficult to embrace the notion that someone sees room for improvement in us, especially while we’re so bent on doing right.  I mediated with someone whose focus on his method for advancement was so consuming that he was oblivious … Continue reading →

Plaintiff:  “No one ever got back to me after I made my complaint.”  The emoployee assumes that nothing was done in response to the complaint. Possible Change In Protocol:  Consider scheduling a follow-up meeting ahead of time with the complainant-employee … Continue reading →

Often, parties in conflict agree on wanting to mediate, but struggle over where and how to begin:  what to propose or counter-propose, and on what they should base their first move. One difficulty, certainly, is putting aside the sense that … Continue reading →