Author Archives: Maria Hanna Joseph

About Maria Hanna Joseph

Maria Hanna Joseph, principal of Joseph Mediation, is an Attorney-Mediator who is highly regarded for her experience and ability to resolve employment, workplace and organizational disputes. She has served more than 2,000 matters over her 20 years as a mediator and her 29 year employment law career. With care, expedience and economy, Maria helps attorneys and parties achieve settlement in nearly every mediation. Moreover, her pragmatism and perseverance bring about purposeful settlements; products of Maria's insight and creativity, gained by her depth of experience and training. These qualities, along with her demeanor and the trust she engenders, have earned Maria a reputation for being able to manage extremely challenging circumstances and settle a wide variety of cases. Maria is available to provide services in-person or virtually (utilizing teleconference and desk-top videoconference resources) throughout Massachusetts, New England and the U.S.

What Soft Skills Can Do For You In Negotiation

Posted on November 9, 2018 by Maria Hanna Joseph

What can soft skills do for you in negotiation?  Open important things:  ears, minds, dialogues, resolution pathways, and more. This is because soft skills have the ability to engender trust which, in turn, facilitates cooperation, collaboration and decision-making.  Negotiations with … Continue reading →

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Why Great Negotiators Earn More Money, By Katie Shonk

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Maria Hanna Joseph

Why Great Negotiators Earn More Money BY KATIE SHONK — ON OCTOBER 1ST, 2018 / SALARY NEGOTIATIONS “Great negotiators understand that the more issues they add to the negotiation, the more money they are likely to make.”  https://www.pon.harvard.edu/daily/salary-negotiations/great-negotiators-earn-money/ Having been a student of the Program on Negotiation, … Continue reading →

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Why Not Include a Mediation Clause?

Posted on September 8, 2018 by Maria Hanna Joseph

Terms, no matter how well constructed, are always subject to interpretation — be it a matter of definition or context.  The potential for conflict over enforcement is, therefore, ever present. Many employers and employees nowadays know the value of mediation, … Continue reading →

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Stay Proactive

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Maria Hanna Joseph

It may feel like once a case is filed that the outcome is out of your hands; that the chance to take proactive, ameliorating action is out of reach. That isn’t necessarily so. Pursue mediation. Mediating in the early stages … Continue reading →

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Happy Holidays

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Maria Hanna Joseph

This season brings to mind the many things we have to be grateful for. One for me is being part of a community of people who care about what they do and who they’re helping, and they do their best … Continue reading →

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