SeaWorld Tragedy: Time for Both Sides to Listen to the Opposing Views About...
The controversy surrounding the tragic death this week of SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau reminded me of one of the foremost rules of conflict resolution: You must listen to the other side’s argument...
View ArticleObama Administration is Asking for Backlash – Why??
Late last month, New York Times writer Steven Greenhouse reported that the Obama Administration will seek to “prod” companies to improve wages and benefits by altering how the federal government awards...
View ArticleTrue Turkey-Armenian Peace Will Come Through Real Apology
The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee passed a resolution on March 5 publicly acknowledging and condemning Turkey’s Ottoman army for their role in the Armenian Genocide almost 100 years ago....
View ArticlePink Floyd, EMI Need Creative Negotiation in Brawl over iTunes Royalties
Pink Floyd is suing its former record label EMI over how royalties are calculated on internet sales. Among other things, the band is contesting whether its 1999 contract allows sales of individual...
View ArticleFacebook Harassment Case Belongs in Mediation, Not Criminal Court
Lane New, a 16-year-old Arkansas boy, convinced a local prosecutor to file misdemeanor harassment charges against his mother Denise for allegedly changing his Facebook password without his permission...
View ArticleWhen Conflict Comes Home: Homeowner Association Turns Into Mafia-like...
In Hawaii, a Molokai couple won a $3.9 million verdict against their Homeowners’ Association (HOA) and individual defendants when the Maui jury found that they had been subjected to bullying, threats,...
View ArticleNewton, Connecticut Tragedy: Statement by the Association for Conflict...
December 20, 2012 The membership of the Association for Conflict Resolution mourns the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, along with all those shaken by it across the United States and around the world....
View ArticleBoston, Violence and Listening
“Seek first to understand, then to be understood.” – Stephen R. Covey We are once again in the wake of a tragedy. News outlets are filled with coverage, details are slowly emerging, and the cover of...
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