Mediating Protects Your Memory!
This study finds that conflict resolution professionals are less likely to develop memory related illnesses in the latter stages of their life. The constant practice of communicating, developing strategies and problem solving contributes towards improving your mental faculty. Read more here http://www.healthcanal.com/brain-nerves/63004-challenging-work-tasks-may-have-an-upside-for-the-brain.html
Mediate 4- Four lessons in conflict management
Expert mediator Marc Reid comments on the recent CIPD report on conflict management in the workplace. He points out 4 salient points mediators need to pay heed to including; the need for better skills development and better promotion of mediation within the workplace.
Read the full blog post herehttp://www.mediation4.co.uk/html/blog.html
The Real Deficit That Our Political Leaders Have Forgotten About
Managers and business leaders have forgotten about empathy and it shows!According to David Liddle empathy is a powerful tool in the workplace. A lack of empathy within the workplace negatively affects individual and organisational responses to conflict, this often hinders collaboration as well as problem solving on projects.
Read the full LinkedIn post here
CIPD reports 1 in 4 of us has an ongoing conflict at work
The CIPD recently released results from a survey of 2,195 UK employees. The survey :Getting under the skin of workplace conflict: tracing the experiences of employees aims to understand the dynamics of conflict in the UK workplace in order to inform current practice in this area.
The full report is located here getting-under-skin-workplace-conflict_2015-tracing-experiences-employees
Apply for Mediation Achiever of the year!!!
Barker Brooks Communications, the publishing company behind Claims Media, is looking for mediators to put themselves forward for one of its awards.
Nominations for the Mediation Achiever of the Year, one of the categories that make up the Eclipse Proclaim Personal Injury Awards, will open in April and Barker Brooks is keen to invite mediators to enter the awards, which are now in their eighth year.
The awards ceremony takes place in central London every year and over 400 people are expected to attend this year’s event. Other categories include Case of the Year; Defendant and Claimant of the Year; and Insurance Provider of the Year, ensuring that the awards attract some of the top figures operating in today’s Personal Injury sector.
For more information, visit http://www.claimsmag.co.uk/personal-injury-awards.
Free Webinar 8th April: Marketing Mediation Tips for Workplace Mediators
The Professional Mediators’ Association is running a free webinar on:
- Mistakes to avoid when launching your mediation service
- Identifying your target niche/expanding or developing your practice
- Succeeding as a mediator with/without legal qualifications
- Securing commitment from reluctant parties
- Creating a value proposition and branding
- Integrating the ‘Seven P formula” e.g. product, price, promotion into your marketing
How to sign up: pre-register for the event here for a link
To gain access to the event you will need to register your details directly on to the webinar site.
World Mediation Summit in Madrid on June 29-July 2, 2015
Are you a mediator? Are you interested in the World of Mediation?
Mediation International invites youto participate in the 2nd Annual World Mediation Summit-Madrid which is being held on June 29-July 2, 2015.
This year´s Summit includes leading experts from varying fields of mediation, lawyer groups, ODR, cross border, small claims mediation and much more from international presenters who are joining us from across the globe.
This year we will have over 40 presenters including the Ambassador of Egypt to Spain, the Ambassador of Palestine to Spain, the Ambassador of Sweden to Spain, the Ambassador of Afghanistan to Spain and the Ambassador of Israel to Spain.
We also have presentations from Canada, Australia, Egypt USA, India and across Europe (please see our speaker list at www.worldmediationsummit.COM)
Throughout the Summit there will be many opportunities to hear from international and local speakers, participate in panel discussions, seminars and other social events that we have planned to maximize the benefits that you receive from this years Summit. This will also be a unique opportunity to self-promote, establish business connections and network with international experts that are rarely brought together under one roof.
All the information regarding this Summit is available on our website (www.worldmediationsummit.COM)
Special rates are available for groups, associations and students.
This is an amazing opportunity for all professionals interested in the world of mediation. If this describes you then you should be registering now!
TO REGISTER, CLICK www.worldmediationsummit.COM
We look forward to seeing you in Madrid, the city with ADR at its core!
Please respond to kevin@worldmediationsummit.COM with any questions.
Male and Female Responses to Conflict?
Most dispute resolution professionals will be familiar with the Thomas-Kilman guide to conflict management styles. In this blog post for Huffington Post, Caroline Turner proposes masculine and feminine modes of handling conflict. She identifies (from experience) 4 dimensions of handling conflict.
-Aggression
-Direct conflict
-Indirect conflict
-Conflict avoidance
She categorizes aggression and direct conflict as masculine ways of handling conflict. Indirect conflict and conflict avoidance are categorized as feminine ways of conflict management. In essence, labeling conflict avoidance and passive aggression as feminine responses in comparison to more extroverted means of handling conflict which are in this respect,seen as male.
What do you think? Does gender impact responses to conflict in anyway.
The original post can be found here http://www.huffingtonpost.com/caroline-turner/masculine-and-feminine-st_b_6633896.html
Can HR Mediate by Marc Reid
In a recent blog post, Marc Reid from Mediation 4 questions the pros and cons of the HR professional as mediator. Marc examines the role of mediators in internal disputes i.e impartial facilitation during mediation and what this means for HR professionals. He also highlights the problem of attaining competence in mediation through regular experience and associated practical difficulties in relation to this.
Read the full post here http://www.mediation4.co.uk/html/blog.html
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Gateways and Barriers to the Widespreading of Mediation and Restorative Justice
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“New ideas are not accepted just because they are good ideas. In fact, it seems that we humans are designed to reject new things if they challenge our opinions and beliefs about what works”
Brendan Schutte’s recent article for Mediate.com treats readers to a historical analysis of ground-breaking concepts which were originally rejected because they challenged the status quo. In the article, Brendan suggests mediation may be on the cusp of mainstream acceptance and validation.He also explores societal responses to popular ideologies before and after they became widespread.
Read the full article here
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