tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319616996642253456.post2385072086291290635..comments2011-03-02T07:10:56.447-05:00Comments on Mediation Stuff – John Lassey's ADR Web Log: Don’t Pitch to the MediatorJohn Lasseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15644190869922001847noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319616996642253456.post-27911963697495046212008-09-21T21:00:00.000-04:002008-09-21T21:00:00.000-04:00Taking things with a grain of salt, having been in...Taking things with a grain of salt, having been involved in mediation for more than twenty years, I must say that if you convince a mediator, that tends to transfer into environmental effects that are persuasive. <BR/><BR/>Should it be the primary game? No. But a side focus, part of a coordinated strategy? Always.<BR/><BR/>The mistake is letting that element distract you from your primary focus, rather than using it to support what you are doing.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00219023897626648057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319616996642253456.post-61089456571974019072008-08-18T06:29:00.000-04:002008-08-18T06:29:00.000-04:00Thanks, Colm.I read the Settle it Now post. Sounds...Thanks, Colm.<BR/><BR/>I read the Settle it Now post. Sounds like the California Lawyer article is generating some heat!<BR/><BR/>JohnJohn Lasseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15644190869922001847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319616996642253456.post-72195763818392783322008-08-17T13:58:00.000-04:002008-08-17T13:58:00.000-04:00Hi John,I agree with you about the "persuasion" is...Hi John,<BR/><BR/>I agree with you about the "persuasion" issue 100%. You might want to look at Victoria Pynchon's Settle It Now, blog for the following, which is, in my opinion, is not an atypical example of litigation lawyers view of the mediator! <BR/><BR/>Competitive Position-Based Negotiation Tactics from the California Lawyer<BR/>http://www.negotiationlawblog.com/<BR/>2008/08/articles/conflict-resolution/competitive-positionbased-negotiation-tactics-from-the-california-lawyer/<BR/><BR/>Colm<BR/><BR/>www.mediate.caColmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07256993916942185235noreply@blogger.com