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MEDIATION – ANGER MANAGEMENT – EPISODE 1

MEDIATION #266 PREPARE FOR ANGER – IT HAPPENS  We have looked at Anger Management in Arbitration and now we switch the focus to Anger Management in Mediation. The two processes are different – Arbitration is more formal and Mediation is less structured but Anger is...

ANGER MANAGEMENT – EPISODE 5

ARBITRATION + MEDIATION #265 RUDYARD KIPLING’S “IF” Rudyard Kipling is a famous character in English Literature. He endured a harsh upbringing at the hands of foster parents + suffered in later years with the deaths of two of his three children in their adolescent...

ANGER MANAGEMENT – EPISODE 4

ARBITRATION + MEDIATION #265 EYE CONTACT AND POWER  - EPISODE 4  At the end of Episode 3 we looked at the words that the Chair might use to defuse a potentially explosive situation;- “A little tension has crept into the proceedings. That is not a surprise as dispute...

ANGER MANAGEMENT – EPISODE 3

ARBITRATION + MEDIATION #264 CHARM FIRST, CONFRONTATION SECOND - EPISODE 3 Dispute Resolution – arbitration or mediation – is a collegiate process. We are “all in it together”. We all have different roles (Chair, Wingers, Advocates, Solicitors) but we are all part of...

WARRING ARBITRATORS EPISODE 5 #298

We have looked at Courage + Speaking Up. Now let’s look at Preparation because this, too, is an issue of Character. In short there are two choices – Skim or Read.

WARRING ARBITRATORS EPISODE 4 #297

We have looked at Courage + Speaking Up. Now let’s look at Preparation because this, too, is an issue of Character. In short there are two choices – Skim or Read.

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MEET DEADLINES – EPISODE 6

MEET DEADLINES – EPISODE 6

Another overlooked issue in the training of arbitrators is about being timely. It impacts on a number of issues in the conduct of an arbitration hearing.

WELL PREPARED OR LAST MINUTE? – EPISODE 5

WELL PREPARED OR LAST MINUTE? – EPISODE 5

We have been looking recently at the qualities of an arbitrator and, in particular we have been examining confidentiality, speaking up/talking up previous cases + pre-hearing preparation.

THE ARBITRATOR AND GOSSIP – EPISODE 4

THE ARBITRATOR AND GOSSIP – EPISODE 4

Are you loose-lipped? Do you know when to keep quiet? Are you tempted “to show off your credentials” to promote yourself with colleagues? Do you drop names?

THE ARBITRATOR AND HARD WORK – EPISODE 3

THE ARBITRATOR AND HARD WORK – EPISODE 3

We have looked at Courage + Speaking Up. Now let’s look at Preparation because this, too, is an issue of Character. In short there are two choices – Skim or Read.

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