November 16, 2007 · Print This Article
Here’s a little something I wrote that’s up on Mediate.com: Let’s Change Our Limiting Self-Labeling Practices.
When you’re marketing, be sure you avoid defining yourself by what you’re not. Or marginalizing others that way.
Copyright © 2007 by Tammy Lenski. All rights reserved.
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Bravo, Tammy, and thank you for issuing this call to mediators to demonstrate greater support for fellow mediators. Terms like “attorney mediator” and “non attorney mediator” don’t tell the real story — they marginalize valued members of our profession and trivialize the important contributions that mediators make to our field, simply because they don’t happen to have an “Esq.” after their names.
Diane, thanks for the words of support. Now that I’m catching up on my blog reading, I want to draw attention to an article you wrote recently that raises some of the same issues:
Myth or fact: Are attorneys the best divorce mediators?