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Ombudsing with Neurodiversity in Mind is My First Peer-Reviewed Article (and I'm Wicked Proud)!

Israela Adah Brill-Cass

Aug 21 min read

Ombudsing with Neurodiversity in Mind is My First Peer-Reviewed Article (and I'm Wicked Proud)!

I found out somewhat unceremoniously via LinkedIn that my first peer-reviewed piece, Ombudsing with Neurodiversity in Mind, was just...

All Workplaces Have Conflict. And That Doesn't Have to Be a Bad Thing.

Israela Adah Brill-Cass

Jun 261 min read

All Workplaces Have Conflict. And That Doesn't Have to Be a Bad Thing.

The most successful and productive workplaces include disagreements and conflict. It's not the presence of conflict in the workplace that...

Your Solution For Conflict Resolution (This Cheesy Tag Line was Created by AI)

Israela Adah Brill-Cass

Mar 185 min read

Your Solution For Conflict Resolution (This Cheesy Tag Line was Created by AI)

rethink, respond, resolve (this is my real human-generated tag line) On March 13th I was in NYC with folks from Elektra (both in person...

Israela Adah Brill-Cass

Jan 225 min read

2023 Was a Blur

It's my first post since 2022 because quite frankly, 2023 was a blur. There was too much new work and too many important world events to...

Israela Adah Brill-Cass

Nov 21, 20223 min read

Before We Get to the Holidays...

As winter holidays rapidly approach, many of us are looking forward to gatherings with a mixture of anticipation and dread. With the...

Exciting News: Ombud for The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

Israela Adah Brill-Cass

Jun 12, 20222 min read

Exciting News: Ombud for The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

I started getting kind messages last Friday and news travels fast so for those of you not connected with me on social media, here it is:...

Has it Ever Gone Wrong? Yes. And About Permission...

Israela Adah Brill-Cass

May 17, 20226 min read

Has it Ever Gone Wrong? Yes. And About Permission...

I met recently for coffee with a former student of mine. She’s a rock star - an attorney and consultant and we met to catch up over...

Israela Adah Brill-Cass

Nov 30, 20213 min read

Only 25 More To Go....

When I started teaching at Emerson College in 2012, I had zero experience teaching college courses. I had been training others in...

See you soon! Many of us are Going Back to In-Person Work ... Are We Ready?

Israela Adah Brill-Cass

Jan 1, 20214 min read

See you soon! Many of us are Going Back to In-Person Work ... Are We Ready?

If I'm being honest (which I do try to be), I've spent so much time daydreaming about being back in person with colleagues at work that I...

Israela Adah Brill-Cass

Dec 8, 20203 min read

What's Possible

At the most recent East Coast Ombuds Group meeting I was asked to facilitate a discussion entitled, “How’s Everyone Doing? Ombudsing in...

Rethink, Respond, Resolve and Do Conflict Better

Israela Adah Brill-Cass

Oct 13, 20203 min read

Rethink, Respond, Resolve and Do Conflict Better

October 8th was Ombuds Day I'm proud to have been sprinkled throughout the International Ombudsman Association's Ombuds Day video. Don't...

We Are Not Going Back to Business as Usual...

Israela Adah Brill-Cass

Jul 7, 20201 min read

We Are Not Going Back to Business as Usual...

If the past four months have taught us anything, it's that business as usual isn't working. I think we can agree that the past few months...

Israela Adah Brill-Cass

Apr 23, 20208 min read

Potato Chips and Positivity

Over the past few weeks (though it feels more like years) I think we’ve all been flooded by one or both of two kinds of messages:...

Let's Talk Turkey About Families, Holidays and Conflict

Israela Adah Brill-Cass

Nov 26, 20193 min read

Let's Talk Turkey About Families, Holidays and Conflict

It's around this time each year that most people start to do one of two things: 1. stress out about seeing family and the resurfacing of...

Israela Adah Brill-Cass

Aug 20, 20191 min read

2011 Was For My Dad, 2019 is For Me

In 2011 I walked 26.2 miles in under 7 hours in honor of my Dad who I lost to liver cancer 5 months before the walk. This year I'm...

Cancel Culture, Campuses and Restorative Justice

Israela Adah Brill-Cass

May 29, 20194 min read

Cancel Culture, Campuses and Restorative Justice

A while back I wrote a piece about the tension I was seeing across campuses between students that are accustomed to immediately (and...

I'm a Conflict-Resolver, Teacher, Lawyer and Would-Be Superhero and I'm Definitely Not the Smartest One in the Room

Israela Adah Brill-Cass

Mar 6, 20192 min read

I'm a Conflict-Resolver, Teacher, Lawyer and Would-Be Superhero and I'm Definitely Not the Smartest One in the Room

78! Call it self-doubt, self-knowledge or a healthy dose of imposter syndrome, whenever I walk into a room of strangers I never consider...

Israela Adah Brill-Cass

Dec 6, 20183 min read

It's All About How You Say It...

"Words are free. It's how you use them that may cost you." - Unknown "It's not what you say but how you say it" is an expression that...

Israela Adah Brill-Cass

Sep 25, 20182 min read

Busy (But No Complaints)

When people ask "how are you?" one answer comes to mind: "busy (but no complaints)." That's more about what I'm doing than how I am doing...

Live, Learn, Thrive and Remember to Enjoy Summer

Israela Adah Brill-Cass

Jul 31, 20181 min read

Live, Learn, Thrive and Remember to Enjoy Summer

A month ago I posted about the need to keep growing professionally. Well, now it's official: I've signed on to be an instructor at...

Israela Adah Brill-Cass, Esq.

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