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Does duality really "do it"? Trigger conflict, I mean... "The
microcosm of the macrocosm here, I think, is that on some very basic levels,
men and women see, feel, hear and experience some things very differently.
Unless one is armed with this information and has taken some time to
internalize it, it's easy to see why women don't think men are sensitive
enough, and why men think women are too "emotional".
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Was old man Hobson smarter than your average bear? "What is this
ubiquitous Hobson’s choice? The term has its genesis in Cambridge, England
in 1544 1631, with one Thomas Hobson. To make his living he maintained a
livery stable and required that every customer take either the horse nearest
the stable door or none at all".
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Should you ever read those crafty arbitration provisions in your credit card
agreement? "The Court’s ruling is yet another sobering
reminder to lawyers who draft and interpret arbitration provisions. The
defenses that exist for contracts shall likewise be applied by courts to
arbitration agreements, where applicable, because arbitration is inherently
contractual by nature".
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Do you want to make sure you avoid trial and go to arbitration? "The
facts and the law in this case underscore the importance of several logical
deductions: First, real estate developers (and their lawyers) should make
every effort to ensure that each and every arbitration provision in the
operative sales contracts are initialed by all parties. In the instant case
one of the issues was related to the question of a party’s “intention to
arbitrate” -- the corresponding litigation might have been avoided".
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5)
Do's and don'ts for handling conflict in your workplace... "Once
your employees are “on to you”, they probably won’t confront you with your
lack of integrity, but they will learn they cannot trust you or the
company’s culture. And when that happens, a virus takes shape and takes
hold. The results can be devastating to your company and to your
reputation".
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Hey! What's YOUR conflict quotient? "Really, look at the
possibilities: mix one part lawyer’s high conflict quotient, add one part
client’s equally high one. Add one part opposing counsel’s high conflict
quotient and one part her client’s equally high one. And oh, what a
beautiful brawl! [With apologies to Walt Disney’s movie Robin Hood]".
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