Money, money, money, must be funny in the rich man’s world. Money, money, money, always sunny in the rich man’s world. (ABBA’s Money, Money, Money) (Written by Benny Goran Bror Andersson and Bjoern K. Ulvaeus) This is the seventh in the “Breaking Up is Hard to Do” nine-part series exploring…
Category: Mayer on Mediation
ADR Insights on Business Divorces: You Lost that Lovin’ Feelin’ (Part 6 of 9)
You lost that lovin’ feelin’ Whoa, that lovin’ feelin’ You’ve lost that lovin’ feelin’ Now it’s gone … gone … gone…woah. (The Righteous Brothers’ You’ve Lost that Lovin’ Feeling’) (Written by Phil Spector, Barry Mann, and Cynthia Weil) This is the sixth in the “Breaking Up is Hard to Do”…
ADR Insights on Business Divorces: Hit Me With Your Best Shot (Part 5 of 9)
Hit me with your best shot, Why don’t you hit me with your best shot, Hit me with your best shot, Fire away. (Pat Benatar’s Hit Me With Your Best Shot) (Written by Eddie Schwartz) This is the fifth in the “Breaking Up is Hard to Do” nine-part series exploring…
ADR Insights on Business Divorces: I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Part 4 of 9)
Ooo I heard it through the grapevine Not much longer would you be mine Ooo I heard it through the grapevine And I’m just about to lose my mind. (Marvin Gaye’s I Heard It Through the Grapevine) (Written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong) This is the fourth in the…
ADR Insights on Business Divorces: Choices (Part 3 of 9)
I’ve had choices, since the day that I was born There were voices that told me right from wrong If I had listened, I wouldn’t be here today Living and dying with the choices I made. (George Jones’ Choices) (Written by Billy Yates and Mike Curtis) This is the third…
ADR Insights on Business Divorces: Make a New Plan, Stan (Part 2 of 9)
You just slip out the back, Jack Make a new plan, Stan You don’t need to be coy, Roy Just get yourself free. (Paul Simon’s 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover) (Written by Paul Simon) This is the second in the “Breaking up is Hard to Do” nine-part series exploring…
ADR Insights on Business Divorces: Breaking Up is Hard to Do (Part 1 of 9)
They say that breaking up is hard to do. Now I know, I know that it is true. (Neil Sedaka’s Breaking Up is Hard to Do) (Written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield) Welcome to “Breaking up is Hard to Do.” This is the first in a nine-part series exploring…
Mediator Insights: The Give and Take of Mediation
Mediation is a give and take. It requires listening and sharing. It requires understanding wants and needs. To illustrate, let’s consider Karen Kaufman Orloff’s “I Wanna Iguana.” In this story, young Alex’s friend Mikey is moving away and cannot take his pet iguana with him. Alex really, really, really wants…
ADR Insights: Goodnight Moon
“Goodnight room, goodnight moon, goodnight cow jumping over the moon…” Does just reading or hearing those words make you feel more relaxed? That is the beauty of Margaret Wise Brown’s book “Goodnight Moon.” Her book has helped children fall asleep for decades and teaches us a valuable lesson for conflict…
MAYER MEDIATION MINUTE: Closure
Closure. Closure is generally defined as the act of closing or a comforting sense of finality. But what does closure mean in mediation? In mediation, closure is the sense of relief parties feel when they are able to put a dispute behind them. Particularly in emotionally charged, long-running, or very…