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How to Honor Lived Experiences Effectively in Your Workplace

Nance Schick · Mar 17, 2025 ·

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Honoring lived experiences is essential for fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). However, as Dr. Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey and I discussed briefly in a recent LinkedIn exchange, it's …

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How to Ruin a Business in 13 Months or Less

Nance Schick · Mar 10, 2025 ·

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DISCLAIMER: This post is a general overview of how missteps can ruin businesses quickly. It is not legal advice. If you have concerns about your business strategy or activities, please make an …

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Working with Uncertainties in Employment Law Post-Election

Nance Schick · Mar 7, 2025 ·

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DISCLAIMER: This post is a general overview of New York employment laws relating to discrimination, in light of uncertainties in the federal government. It is not legal advice. If you have concerns, …

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What Are Holistic Legal Services?

Nance Schick · Mar 3, 2025 ·

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Holistic legal services are about more than just legislation and courtrooms. At Third Ear Conflict Resolution, we believe effective legal counsel requires a deep understanding of your entire …

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How to Resolve Workplace Disputes Without Going to Court

Nance Schick · Feb 24, 2025 ·

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Employers and employees alike are exhausted by the inefficiency and stress of traditional court battles to resolve workplace disputes. These conflicts, often underestimated in their impact, can lead …

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Unity Amidst DEI Challenges: It’s Up to Us to Come Together

Nance Schick · Feb 17, 2025 ·

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The recent attacks on DEI initiatives are a real concern. As a diversity trainer, employment attorney, and someone committed to fostering unity, I feel the weight of these challenges. Yet I also …

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Who Are “They”? Why Conflict Resolution Requires Specificity

Nance Schick · Feb 10, 2025 ·

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"They" are trying to take our rights, our jobs, our traditions, etc. "They" want to keep us divided or _______. [Fill in the blank]. We’ve all heard it, or even said it ourselves. Who Are …

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How to Keep Apartment Building Disputes Out of Court

Nance Schick · Feb 3, 2025 ·

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As a New York employment attorney and global workplace mediator, I’ve seen firsthand how conflicts can escalate and disrupt lives. I have also been a plaintiff in an employment lawsuit, and until …

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Master Your Employment Partnerships from Job Post to Termination

Nance Schick · Jan 27, 2025 ·

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Since launching the law firm now known as Third Ear Conflict Resolution in 2003, I've encountered and counseled clients on a myriad of  challenges. One of the biggest for all of us has been the …

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Letting Yourself Be Uncomfortable About Race

Nance Schick · Jan 20, 2025 ·

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Not surprisingly, we don't like to talk about race. It's an uncomfortable topic fraught with tension that many people prefer to avoid. Yet, it's precisely because of this avoidance that our ability to …

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