Conflict has so much influence in individual lives and collective societies, my writing speculates like Cassandra prophesied:
#4 The Cassandra File blog posts are my opinions. In this category, I take a stand without professional impartiality.
I named this category after Cassandra, a prophet who wasn’t believed, even though she was correct. In Greek myth, the god Apollo desired Cassandra. To woo her, Apollo gave her foresight into the future. Cassandra spurned him despite his great ‘gift’. In revenge for her refusal, Apollo cursed her that her prophecies, although always correct, would never be believed.
This category is based on Conflict Analysis, my special interest.
While I’m not correct like Cassandra, I enjoy speculating about how things are, how they got to be that way, and what should be done about them.
Dr. Sword is highly regarded for her preparation skills, ability to identify relevant criteria for decision-making, and hearing skills as a panel member. Her contribution to panel decision making is noted and she embodies other relevant attributes, including knowledge, judgment, consistency, and objectivity.
An Arbitration Client
Please accept my deepest thanks also for your very thoughtful and thought provoking training. I have had many of our team share how valuable they felt that it was. You are very good at what you do and we are exceedingly fortunate to have you involved.
A Training Client
I found the assignments, class discussions, role playing, modeling the most valuable in this course. I appreciated the connection to current societal conflicts. I think the conflict analysis framework paper a valuable exercise. Deborah did a great job of taking over the class. Fabulous facilitator!
A Student
