In my work with family business, there are so many different things we work through with families who are at various stages in their family business history: succession planning, continuity, legacy, leadership and [...]

The NSM Mediation process for Separation and Divorce clients begins with private one-on-one meetings with the parties separately. In them, virtually every client says to me something like: “I just want this to [...]

I talked to a client earlier this year who didn’t know very much about family law. He was getting separated from his wife, so he needed a lot of information about what the [...]

One important factor in a successful mediation is the balance of power. Any time I move toward mediation with clients, we cover how well they are able to tell their story, stand up [...]

I work out with some good buddies. I once asked them if they had questions about mediation. They know a bit about what I do as a separation, divorce and family business mediator, [...]

I recently spoke on a panel at the BC Arbitration and Mediation Institute’s annual Symposium. It was a good panel, and we had a great conversation. The topic was around pluralism, and conflict [...]

People often ask me how long it will take to do the mediation process. This is a great question and actually one I wish clients would ask me more often, because it tells [...]

  Do-It-Yourself. I’m a big fan of the common use of the term: I work on our home to make it the place we want to live, with occasional inspiration from do-it-yourself home [...]