News roundup for mediatorsThis week’s mediator link-fest includes the following headlines:

Attributing Blame — from the Baseball Diamond to the War on Terror“, from The Situationist, examines the ways in which we attribute blame and draw inferences about the motivation of others when bad stuff happens.

Cognitive Daily offers “Insight into how children learn cultural values“, and also explains “Why we are blind to some changes but not others“.

Neuromarketing, a blog I’ve recently discovered, takes a look at decision making in “Want” vs. “Should” - It’s All in The Timing“.

The Executive Assistant’s Tool Box explains “How to Speak Your Mind (and Keep Your Job)“, while Lawsagna discusses “Three Kinds of Empathy“.

Workplace bullying is getting plenty of attention this week. Thoughts from a Management Lawyer describes the results of the U.S. Workplace Bullying Survey 2007 (in PDF) in “Workplace Bullying is Widespread“. And Dumb Little Man - Tips for Life has advice on “How to Deal with a Workplace Bully“.

Finally, the secret’s out: everyone’s talking about mediator-blogger Geoff Sharp’s “40 sites in 40 minutes“, a whirlwind tour of Geoff’s favorite stops in the ADR cyber-neighborhood.

(Thanks, Geoff, by the way, for including Online Guide to Mediation on your list.)

5 Responses to “News roundup for mediators | September 6, 2007”
  1. Geoff says:

    There is no ‘list’ without Online Guide to Mediation.

  2. Diane Levin says:

    Aw, shucks, Geoff. Thanks, buddy.

  3. Chrissy says:

    Thanks for linking to my article! I love your site…glad to have found you now!

  4. Anastasia says:

    Thank you for the link and the opportunity to discover your wonderful blog!

  5. Diane Levin says:

    Chrissy and Anastasia, thank you so much for your kind comments! It was such a pleasure to hear from you.

    Best wishes,
    Diane

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