Undervaluing Civility
Mark LeHocky
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Mark LeHocky
Mediator-Arbitrator | Former General Counsel and Litigator | Faculty, UC Berkeley School of Law
A civil discourse has rarely seemed more needed, or for that matter, more rare. Please see my recent article addressing the pitfalls of incivility in resolving disputes. Hopefully folks in Washington, D.C. will read it too. https://cclawyer.cccba.org/2017/04/civility-and-the-mediation-process/
GM at Peacock Hill Ranch
7 年Agreed in spades, Andy!!!!!!!!!!!!! Royan
Experienced Health Care Regulatory Lawyer at Reed Smith LLP (Life Sciences Health Industry Group) | Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging | Regulatory Compliance
7 年Too true. This remoteness has also dramatically increased our country's political polarization.
Counselor and Strategic Advisor to the Healthcare Industry
7 年Thanks for posting this. Unfortunately a root cause of incivility is the exploding use of technology, rather than personal encounters, as the medium for communication. It is much easier to use the type of intemperate language you cite in e-mails than if you actually have to sit across the table from person. As a consequence when you convene the mediation, the parties are often much more inflamed than they might otherwise be .