So you signed up for a Twitter account and you're just getting your head around tweeting, mentions, Direct Messaging (DM's), how to reply to people, retweeting, and hashtags (#).  It's a lot to take in!  So I'm going to make this simple for you. 

 

On August 31st Jeff Thompson and I are hosting a Twitter chat which is going to be running…

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Networking Strategies To Advance Your Mediation Practice:…

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Episode #25

Twitter Chat & 140conf With Jason Dykstra

 

Join host Jeff Thompson and mediator Jason Dykstra as they follow up episode twenty's discussion on Twitter. In this episode they discuss…

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The recent terrorist tragedy in Norway has garnered major attention in the news as of late, and also sparked much outrage at the instant accusations launched against Muslims for the attack. The media ran purely on speculation that the attacks were linked to an Islamist group based on incomplete and unverified information, and although the real culprit, a blonde and blue eyed Norwegian, has now been caught, the vast majority of the media has shown that so-called “Islamic” terrorists and…

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Dear all, 

 

I'd like to invite you to join my special guest Eric Galton and me.

I've just posted our new "Caucus On Mediation" (caucusonmediation.com).

 

Best wishes,

 

Corrado Mora

 

 

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From CoachingConfidence.co.uk

 

In this week’s guest post, Jeff Thompson shares his expertise and thoughts on a subject that will apply to coaches of all niches who meet clients (and potential clients) face to face.

You Did What With Your Hands?

Seriously, Hand Gestures Are Important

by …

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The Office of the Ombudsman / Center for Cooperative Resolution at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD is offering two full-time internships: one in January-March 2012 and the other in March-June 2012. (Exact start and end dates are negotiable.) The Ombuds program at the NIH is one of the best in the federal sector and it is headed by a leading Ombudsman and mediator, Howard… Continue

August is a time for many families preparing their kids back to school. We see ads on t.v., jingles and segments on morning shows for Back to School preparedness usually about fashion, supplies, etc. But what about preparing kids, parents and teachers for managing the challenges, issues and potential conflict that can be encountered every day in school.

 

The Texas Conflict Coach blog talk radio show is hosting a…

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We thought you may be interested in knowing about a Webcast being  presented by one of our subscribers.

 

The topic is – Benefits of Elder Mediation for Families

 

The presentation is scheduled for 3 PM (New York time), Wednesday, August 3, 2011

 

You can view the invitation by clicking on the following link – http://tinyurl.com/3k2o9ah

 

The webcast will be recorded…

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The recent attention afforded to the Somali famine has mostly infuriated me. It’s not because I don’t care about those who are starving, quite the contrary; it’s more that I am infuriated with the way that the crisis is being painted in the media. For example:

The way it is so constantly referred to as a “natural disaster”, the result of drought or climate change, or some other ecological problem, as opposed to being a…

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Nicole Bohe- With religious symbols being installed at the new 9/11 Memorial and Museum, conflict was bound to arise. [For more on this story, you can Google it or check out this …

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