Category Archives: Apologies

“Begin Mediation With an Apology”

June 25, 2020 – 5:22 pm

“Begin mediation with an apology.” This is common advice in Christian mediation, but it’s surprising to hear it from a lawyer who does employment and commercial mediation. Eric Meyer is both a mediator and an advocate in mediations, and he wrote an article on eleven practical tips, especially for attorneys who represent parties in mediation, […]

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Apology for a Face Mask

May 9, 2020 – 5:09 pm

The coronavirus pandemic has spawned a new category for apologies: the messages conveyed by face masks. Michigan Senator Dale Zorn has issued an apology for wearing a face mask with a pattern that resembled the Confederate flag during a Senate vote in the state Capitol in Lansing last month. Senator Zorn is a Republican who […]

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Apology is Better Without “Any”

March 7, 2020 – 4:38 pm

Public apologies are hard to do well. Just ask the leaders of the University of Michigan. With reports about sexual misconduct from a former sports doctor going public last week, U of M President Mark Schlissel issued an apology to “anyone” who was harmed by Dr. Anderson, according to a Detroit News report. What if […]

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Baseball Players Apologize

February 13, 2020 – 4:51 pm

Several Major League baseball players apologized today for what’s been called the “sign-stealing scandal.” Members of the Houston Astros team were caught impermissibly intercepting signals exchanged between members of their opposing teams. But you wouldn’t know that from their vague apologies. None of them specifically explain what they did that was wrong, or for what […]

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Endorsing Apologies in Mediation

August 23, 2019 – 4:33 pm

This article notes the risks of apologies but also that they can be handled deftly in mediation. It’s well worth a read.

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