Federal Government seeks input

Federal Attorney General Robert McClelland has asked NADRAC to consult widely on removing barriers and providing incentives to ADR use. LEADR will seek input from members as a basis for its contribution. >>

Improving mediation practice

As a result of a recent project, the American Bar Association identified four main factors to improve the quality of mediation. How relevant are these in Australia? >>

LEADR Director writes opinion piece in national press

Michael Mills, past Chair and present Director of LEADR writes that only a fraction of litigation law training should be around court processes. To make litigation faster and cheaper also “requires... greater awareness and a more sophisticated approach to alternative dispute resolution (ADR) at a judicial level...”

Read the entire article in the Australian Financial Review, 17 October, pg 48. >>

ADR gets thumbs up in Victoria

The Victorian Government recently announced initiatives to develop Appropriate Dispute Resolution (ADR) including judge-led mediation. >>

Re-inventing the pyramid

Likening the learning environment to an eco-system, John Wade explains the versatility and effectiveness of the “pyramid method” for mediation and negotiation training. >>

Published in Bond Law Dispute Resolution News

More podcasts from the NMC

In addition to the podcasts below >>

Podcast - What's new in phone mediations?
LEADR NZ Board member, Jessica Carter outlines how a public sector mediation service has stepped up to new access levels. (30 mins) >>

Podcast - Bringing mindful awareness to transformative mediation: the role of the mediator
Tom Fisher tells how the “mindfulness” of the mediator can improve the help s/he offers to parties in crisis. (30 mins) >>

Podcast - Conflict management in an operational environment (NC)
Why would you need an interest-based approach to solving problems in the armed forces, when you can just give orders? Chris Ford explains. >>

Podcast - Intervention strategies in native title mediation
Graeme Neate discusses a range of intervention strategies used by the Native Title tribunal and the strategic roles of the mediator. (30 mins) >>

Podcast - Cultural diversity, conflict resolution and the role of law
Lola Akin Ojelabi explores how to create shared values and overarching goals for members of a diverse society. (30 mins) >>

Use LEADR to promote your mediation services

How can you make the most of LEADR's referral system and website? What is a promotional resume? What information do potential clients seek about a mediator? >>

Impasse is a fallacy

Impasse is mostly a dare, a temptation for the mediator to buy into the bluff that things are stopped dead in their tracks and it is time to give up. Lee Jay Berman >>

Published on Mediate.com

Last days to join conflict coaching

Register this week for the conflict coaching course being held in Sydney, 27-30 October, or if you're in Victoria, you have a month before the Melbourne training begins.>>

Contributions for Update

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Research into workplace bullying

PhD candidate at Adelaide University, Moira Jenkins seeks participants who have had a complaint of bullying made against them within the last year. >>