by Graham Perry | Mar 6, 2021 | Arbitration, Mediation, Thought For The Day
As a Chair of five arbitrators on an Appeal Board, I always focused on listing the issues. It brings focus + clarity to your work. No list + issues can slip through the net. This is not just a fail safe tactic – it serves two specific purposes;- First, –...
by Graham Perry | Mar 5, 2021 | Arbitration, Mediation, Thought For The Day
An employee is fired. The grounds are not strong. He agrees to mediation. Actually you have a subjective sympathy for him but you know that this cannot blur your judgement. You know you have to remain neutral but you do feel he has been manipulated. The firm is...
by Graham Perry | Mar 4, 2021 | Arbitration, Mediation, Thought For The Day
You are the sole mediator. There is an impasse. Nothing is moving. You are beginning to feel the pressure. And you do wonder if you are doing things right. This is where your skills come into play – Are you thinking creatively? Have you an open mind or are you, like...
by Graham Perry | Mar 2, 2021 | Arbitration, Mediation, Thought For The Day
First Moments Matter. Be yourself – don’t be a phoney or artificial. Some mediators act like that because the moment gets to them. Sometimes you have to fight to be natural. A contradiction in terms but not really. Think about it. You are the centre of...
by Graham Perry | Mar 1, 2021 | Arbitration, Law, Mediation, Thought For The Day
In a phrase – discussion and debate. That is what I am after. I want to encourage arbitrators and mediators to express an attitude, to contribute a point of view, to help advance knowledge and understanding of the day to day issues that arise in the course of...
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