When You Need to Bear Bad News
There are better and worse ways to do it. The Muse’s article on delivering bad news to your boss has lessons for talking to clients and colleagues too.
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Improve the Chances Your Mediation Will Be a Success
The vast majority of legal disputes aren’t ended as a result of a trial.
How to Become Better at Conversations
Conversations are the social lubricant that makes relationships, moving ahead professionally, generating new clients and settling lawsuits easier.
Nonverbal Communication Can Speak Louder Than Words
Negotiation and mediation are all about communication.
How Good is Your EAR?
No one is perfect. We all get upset. But some of us get upset more often than others.
Metrics on Arbitration Efficiency
The current issue of New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer — really a very good publication of the New York State Bar Association’s Dispute Resolution Section — includes a brief article by Roy Weinstein of the economic research and consulting firm Micronomics.
Mediation’s Higher Calling: Feel the Love
Attorneys who use the mediation process may focus on the more immediate benefits (ideally a case settles, and a file closes), but there are more extensive benefits as well that all participants may benefit from.
How to Think Positively Every Day
Thinking this way doesn’t mean living a fantasy life and avoiding problems or cutting yourself off from the rest of the commonly less than positive world. More positive thinking can result in less stress in your life and consequently better health.
Special ADR Event at New York Law School November 15
The James F. Henry Speaker Series at New York Law School’s ADR Skills Program will offer its third event of the year on Wednesday, November 15, 2017, when CPR President Noah Hanft joins panelists Greg Gallopoulos (GC of General Dynamics) and Prof. Joan Stearns Johnsen to discuss how vital commercial contracts are “Built to Last.”
You Just Want to Get It Done: How to Follow Up to Get a Response Quickly
You may want or need to accomplish something, but that’s dependent on getting information or an action by another party.
