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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 2
1 min

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 A. Brill-Cass, Esq.

Jun 26
1 min

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 A. Brill-Cass, Esq.

Mar 18
5 min

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 A. Brill-Cass, Esq.

Jan 22
5 min

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 A. Brill-Cass, Esq.

Nov 21, 2022
3 min

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 A. Brill-Cass, Esq.

Jun 12, 2022
2 min

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 A. Brill-Cass, Esq.

May 17, 2022
6 min

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 A. Brill-Cass, Esq.

Nov 30, 2021
3 min

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 A. Brill-Cass, Esq.

Jan 1, 2021
4 min

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 A. Brill-Cass, Esq.

Dec 8, 2020
3 min

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 A. Brill-Cass, Esq.

Oct 13, 2020
3 min

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 A. Brill-Cass, Esq.

Jul 7, 2020
1 min

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 A. Brill-Cass, Esq.

Apr 23, 2020
8 min

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 A. Brill-Cass, Esq.

Nov 26, 2019
3 min

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 A. Brill-Cass, Esq.

Aug 20, 2019
1 min

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 A. Brill-Cass, Esq.

May 29, 2019
4 min

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 A. Brill-Cass, Esq.

Mar 6, 2019
2 min

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 A. Brill-Cass, Esq.

Dec 6, 2018
3 min

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 A. Brill-Cass, Esq.

Sep 25, 2018
2 min

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 A. Brill-Cass, Esq.

Jul 31, 2018
1 min

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.

rethink, respond, resolve