by Brenda Baietto | Nov 30, 2012 | Featured Articles, News
So the attempts at mediation with the NHL have gone bust. According to the federal mediators involved the two sides “are too far apart.” Hmmmm…. What if the owners were asked to open their books and show their expenses. How much goes toward expenses and how much...
by Brenda Baietto | Nov 14, 2012 | News
Small Claims cases are being driven more and more by attorneys which means it now takes more money to settle one. As this article points out, small businesses are now including language that nonpayment will result in litigation and liability for attorney fees. This...
by Brenda Baietto | Nov 12, 2012 | Blog, Featured Articles
I learned this in mediation training and it is really one of the most helpful mediation tools I know: People are not against YOU they are just all about themselves. IF you can start realizing this when in conflict, the other person’s position will seem less like an...
by Brenda Baietto | Nov 5, 2012 | Featured Articles, Morals and Faith Based Practices, Reflection
The scourge of abortion comes to us because we have hardened our hearts to love. Our definition of love is so perverted and so overtaken by emotions and feelings that we have lost our understanding of love for what it is – “willing the good of the other for other.”...