Having presented a very well-received paper at the 2014 conference, Paul has been accepted again as a presenter for this year’s Australian National Mediation Conference to be held on the Gold Coast from 11-14 September 2016. His paper is entitled “Alternative Dispute Resolution Needs an Alternative.”
Rethink Approach to Conflict and Engage With It Constructively
This introductory piece will explore the topic, Our Approach to Conflict. Conflict should not be avoided, but should be engaged with constructively, Paul writes. Conflict is not intrinsically negative, and may be the [...]
Using Mediation as a Business Tool – Part 2
In the last article Paul introduced the concept of early intervention in commercial relationships – using mediation as a business tool rather than as an adjunct to litigation. In Part 2 we will [...]
Using Mediation as a Business Tool – Part 1
“We are used to thinking about competitions in which there is only one winner… But the world is not really like that… The key to doing well lies not in overcoming others, but [...]