The ‘Top-down approach’ to problem-solving, in mediation This approach started to develop, in my mind and on paper, when I read; Conflicts- a better way to resolve them- Edward De Bono. Mediation is an outcome focused process so, logically, begin
So, you want, no, NEED to feel understood ? Why is it that your work colleagues always jump down your throat when you suggest something at work? Why is that your former partner always seems to misunderstand what you are
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. So the saying goes and this is certainly true of mediation. Mediation is helping 1000’s of separating couples every year to reach their own agreements, avoid court and save many £1000’s.
There are times when I really wished I had thought of something first. The above proposition which was conceived of by Vivek Garg MBA the Texas-based Business Lead and Analyst and published on Linked In is a case in point.
Some facilitators find it a challenge to contain and diffuse ‘eruptions’ in their meetings. Here is a simple approach and suggested sequence of questions to consider and adapt for your own use focusing on peoples core values and interests, to
The other day I was watching Ed Sheeran on the TV performing in front of a stadium audience of thousands and found myself marvelling at the profit potential of one man and his guitar. Compared with a band (such as
Are you doing the same things over and over BUT expecting things to improve? People often want to tell me, in mediation assessments, how unreasonable their former partner has been, their ‘blame’ narrative. So, unreasonable, in fact, that their former
In one of my recent blogs “The Madness Goes On – A Dispute over a £4,000 repair bill racks up £300,000 in costs” which dealt with the proportionate costs incurred in a court case involving a neighbour/nuisance dispute, I reflected
This morning I was taking a credit card number from a client. Of the 23 numbers taken, one was incorrect. As a result, the system broke down and payment was not accepted. A few days ago, I received a referral
Readers of our blogs will know of the sad loss of Digby my beautiful black Labrador. He is totally irreplaceable but there has been exciting news in the King household. We have now been joined by Arthur who is a
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