Timing – you know what to do, but when do you do it?

with Nick Twose and Hugh Wyndham

"There is a tide in the affairs of men
Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries."
(Act IV, scene ii, Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare)

The same might be said for many a mediation. Knowing what to do, knowing the process is an important part of the skill set of a mediator. Knowing when and how to act and when not to act is a necessary complement to those skills.

This months network event will bring together two experts to discuss the signs which mediators should look for when considering:

• When to bring general exploration of issues to a close;
• When and how to intervene;
• When to adjourn the exploration phase and move into private sessions;
• When to move straight into generation of options for solution;
• When parties are ready to define solutions;
• When to accept what a party says and when to question it (and how);
• When to do nothing.

About Nick Twose
Nick Twose is an experienced social worker and psychoanalyst, who has also completed mediation training with LEADR. Nick works in private practice on the northern beaches and with Toby Green, media relationship expert, as a clinical associate.

Nick specialises in couples and family therapy. Nick  also has substantial experience acting as a consultant in leadership and the use of emotional intelligence in the corporate world.  He has a personal interest in developing his skills as a mediator and in helping experienced mediators develop the capacity to understand and work with the underlying psycho-emotional process at play in every mediation whatever the scale.  

About Hugh Wyndham
Hugh Wyndham, the NSW Chapter Chairman, trained in mediation in 2001 with LEADR, Relationships Australia and ACDC and has practiced since 2002.

For eight and a half years prior to 2001, Hugh lived in Argentina, first as the Australian Ambassador and then as Latin America Group Representative for P&O. Hugh has led Australian delegations to international conferences and chaired a number of international meetings. He has designed and delivered courses in negotiation skills.

Tuesday 23 June 2009

5.15 pm for drinks and light refreshments
5.45 pm presentation
Concludes at 7.30pm

Venue
Deacons
Level 18
225 George St, Sydney

Cost
$25 (incl GST) members
$30 (incl GST) non-members

RSVP
By Friday 19 June to Karen on leadr@leadr.com.au

CPD
This event will contribute 1.5 hours of CPD for accreditation under the NMAS and LEADR Accreditation.
(see p10 of LEADR's application form for national accreditation.)

A podcast of the recording from this meeting will be available to LEADR members on the LEADR website.