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Making Mediation Your Day Job — Virtual Book Tour

23 February 2008

For those of you who haven’t already heard, Dr. Tammy Lenski, of the MediatorTech blog is launching her new book. I have not yet read it, but you can get a free chapter on her site and I’ve seen some of the content as she blogged sections of the book as she wrote it […]

Now it’s official: Mediation is a 2008 Best Career

22 January 2008

U.S. News and World Report listed the top 31 “best careers” in December 2007 and “mediator” made the list.
The “Mediator Executive Summary” lists what many of you know to be true:
The problem is that there are more mediators than mediation jobs. In part, this is because the barriers to entry are so low—most mediators are […]

Do Mediators Actually Hire Mediators?

18 January 2008

I’ve heard some mediators complain that… other mediators they know refuse to hire a mediator when they are in conflict themselves.
A sad state of affairs if you ask me. If you do not believe in what you are doing and the efficacy and value of the service — don’t do it. If you […]

Passing on the link love: Mediation Channel

12 January 2008

Diane Levin’s blog was the first mediation blog I read back in early 2006 before I started my own blog(s).
She is our mediation blogger matriarch with the Online Guide to Mediation, now known as www.mediationchannel.com.
Hop on over and check out her newly designed blog.
Diane is also the creator of the World Directory of […]

Rainmaking Teleseminar Recording Now Available

28 November 2007

Our October Teleseminar with Rainmaking consultant Ford Harding entitled, “So You Want To Become a Rainmaker” is now public.
In this class we discussed two case studies of lawyers who significantly increased their book of business.
In addition Ford discussed how to plan for and get the most out of an industry conference.
The information […]

Niche Marketing you say?

8 November 2007

I get really thrilled when people I know prepare a plan and then take the plunge into the mediation and arbitration ADR world.
I am happy to announce, along with my other mediation bloggers, a great example of a couple of excellent niche practices that have just launched.
Richard Webb has just launched the HealthCare Neutral ADR […]

Free Mediation Teleseminar Podcast!

2 October 2007

I am in a generous mood. In the spirit of carrying on my dad’s legacy (one of his main legacies was an incredibly generous spirit), I am happy to announce:
Now, for a limited time, I’m going to provide you with the link to my Mediation TeleSeminar Podcasts here: http://podcast.thebasementventures.com/telcorecordings/podcast.rss?bridge=630700. Just copy this link […]

A great new mediation blog connects conflict resolution and brain science

24 July 2007

Fellow mediators and conflict resolutionists,
I just discovered this blog and you should too:
Stephanie Allen West, JD and Jeffrey M. Schwartz, MD bring us the Brains on Purpose blog which discusses neuroscience and conflict resolution.
Two of my favorite subjects.
Check it out.
We all want to live purposeful lives.
NEVER GIVE UP!
Kristina

New Jersey Attorney Mediators Beware…

13 July 2007

On July 11, 2007, the New Jersey Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics released Opinion 711.
This Opinion is chock full of warnings for New Jersey mediators who also happen to be lawyers.
I will attach the full opinion below.
Here are a few of the highlights:
1. Name Branding — As a marketer it is often a […]

Happy Independence Day — some news items

3 July 2007

Happy 4th of July.
As we celebrate our independence and reflect upon how blessed we are. How much we (as a people) have had to fight to maintain our freedom.
How many people have sacrificed so dearly so that we may say boldly that we live in a free country?
For those of you in this country, […]