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ADR Training in the Caribbean
There is something surreal about delivering a training workshop with the sound of the ocean in the background and the participants role-playing negotiation and mediation scenarios by the pool.
Having meetings that work
We can all benefit from a few simple guidelines on how to make meetings more effective.
Canadians teach Ethiopians to mediate
There was certainly a bit of culture shock for us from the moment we landed at the airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia…
Should mediators be subject matter experts?
How important is it that a mediator really understand the issue being mediated? Some mediators believe that it is not necessary for the mediator to have any expertise in the substantive area.
Cross Cultural Negotiations
In cross-cultural negotiations one must consider the impact of cultural difference.
Diversity@Work awards
Using objective criteria to negotiate better agreements
Often, in negotiations, people get bogged down in positional bargaining, butting heads and wills in a way that frays nerves, destroys relationships and may not ultimately get anyone what they truly want.
A peacemaker goes to school
Iraqi trains in a Toronto business course for a mediation mission in his homeland.
The Stitt Feld Handy Group award recipient at the fifth annual Canadian New Media awards
The Stitt Feld Handy Group was awarded a prestigious Pixel award in recognition of your significant achievements in new media over the past year in “Excellence in Learning” category of the 2005 Canadian New Media Awards (CNMA).
Simulations: The next generation of online learning for negotiation
Negotiation is often overlooked in professional training because people think that since they’ve been negotiating every day of their lives, they have become good at it.
Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution for marketing board decision making
Marketing boards and their counterpart in the U.S.A., co-operative associations, are constantly subject to political review, administrative tinkering, litigation, and challenge.
Solving workplace conflict starts with self-awareness
Getting to the root of problems means understanding everyone’s strengths and weaknesses, including one’s own
Dispute resolution a challenge to Bahamians, says PM Christie
Dispute resolution is one of the most challenging issues in the country today.
ADR Workshop in Nassau
Endeavouring to develop new ways to resolve conflict at the bargaining table is the main objective of the first of its kind Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Not all conflict bad
Visiting Alternative Dispute Resolution systems design specialist Allan Stitt showed local departmental heads yesterday, that while some persons view conflict in a negative light, there are actually quite a few benefits that can be identified.