A few days ago, I shared the first part of my delightful interview with conflict resolution pioneer Mary Parker Follett, with whom I connected courtesy of Albie Davis. In Part 1, I asked Mary, “Since the election is now over, what is your thinking about how we might do a better job of governing […]

Mary Parker Follett, a pioneer in the field of conflict resolution, was also known as the “prophet of management.” In her prolific writing and creative thinking about all forms of human interactions, Ms. Follett paved the way for some of the best of the current thinking in conflict resolution and in organizational management. […]

by Ginny Sassaman, M.S.Yesterday, I was “Babe,” a woman with five children, limited income, and high aspirations. As Babe, what I wanted most dearly was to elevate myself and my children culturally — to go to the theater, a symphony or an art exhibit. Thanks to my husband’s (”Buddy”) inability to understand my […]

One of my most treasured times in my professional ADR life were the months spent with my three core faculty colleagues, planning the curriculum for what would become Woodbury’s master’s degree in mediation.
We’d all been teaching in the undergraduate mediation certificate program for a while, but since all of the faculty are full-time practitioners in […]

I have recently started taking flying lessons. For the first time in a long while I, a teacher, am now a student, learning a skill that’s exhilarating, scary and baffling. This shift from knowing, imparting, guiding, and encouraging to feeling confused, overwhelmed, and often embarrassed by my mistakes, is both surprising and instructive.
When […]