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Category: Mediation

The ACT Matrix – A Trauma Informed Way to Resolve Disputes

Posted In: Coaching, HR Law, Human Rights, Mediation, Non-profits  By: Pink Larkin

By Ronald Pizzo and Dr. Dayna Lee-Bagley Humans have a biological need for connection. We are social beings.  Our nature is to interact and form relationships with others. We are also wired to survive. We are always…

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A Lawyer Who Likes to Coach: What’s Up with That?

Posted In: Coaching, Mediation  By: Ronald E. Pizzo

When I tell my friends that I am now a CPCC (Certified Professional Co-active Coach) and that I like to coach professionals, leaders and teams in the workplace, I often get bemused looks, as if I am…

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#WorkLawWednesday: Conversational Intelligence in the Workplace

Posted In: Coaching, Employment, General, Mediation  By: Ronald E. Pizzo

We often say you get what you pay for. From this it follows that if you want employees to show up on time and to work harder you have to pay for it.  Though offering monetary awards…

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Resolving Disputes: We Need to Talk!

Posted In: Coaching, Mediation, News  By: Ronald E. Pizzo

Dispute resolution seems top of mind lately. Twice during the week of May 9, 2016, I participated in interviews on CBC Radio about how conflicts come to be and solutions for bring them to a successful end….

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Ivany 2 Years Later: Can Coaching Help Change Nova Scotia’s Business Culture

Posted In: Coaching, HR Law, Mediation, Workplace Investigations  By: Ronald E. Pizzo

On February 12, 2014, the Nova Scotia Commission on building our new economy, headed by Ray Ivany, released its report, “Now or Never: An Urgent Call to Action for Nova Scotians” (the “Ivany Report”).  According to Ivany,…

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What Matters Most to You in Conflict? Why Clear-sightedness is Critical

Posted In: Coaching, HR Law, Litigation, Mediation  By: Ronald E. Pizzo

People in conflict often lose sight of what matters. As a result, they can forget what they need and cannot act to get what they need.  This happens for many reasons. For example, conflict can be emotional. …

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Gail Gatchalian Moderates Panel on Restorative Justice & Transformative Mediation

Posted In: Employment, HR Law, Mediation, News  By: Pink Larkin

On November 27, 2015, Pink Larkin‘s Gail Gatchalian and Stewart McKelvey’s Rebecca Saturley co-moderated an engaging panel on restorative justice and transformative mediation at the 16th Annual Canadian Bar Association’s Administrative Law, Labour and Employment Law Conference in…

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ADR Atlantic Lunch and Learn on Restorative Justice

Posted In: Mediation, News, Workplace Investigations  By: Pink Larkin

Pink Larkin was pleased to host the ADR Atlantic Institute Lunch & Learn on October 5, 2015, featuring Professor Jennifer Llewellyn, Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University, on “The Dalhousie Dentistry School: A Restorative Justice Case Study.”

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The Burden of Unresolved Conflict

Posted In: Employment, HR Law, Mediation, Workplace Investigations  By: Pink Larkin

In one of my favourite children’s books,[1] a panda named Stillwater teaches a young boy about the burden of unresolved conflict. The boy has had an argument with his brother, and instead of enjoying a day of…

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Hostile language in your working world: Step 1, Change your Mindset

Posted In: Employment, HR Law, Mediation  By: Ronald E. Pizzo

Employment law is also known as the law of master and servant.  The employer is the master and the employee the servant.  However, this view of the working world is the genesis of hostile language and undermines…

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