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Thought for the day: “Dontopedalogy is the science of opening your mouth and putting your foot in it, a science which I have practised for a good many years” Prince Philip
Remember this topic?
Late last year, you might recall that my weekly missives focussed on the theme of personal development for a while. [...]
Thought for the day: ‘The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind’ William James
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Gosh. What glorious weather! Spent yesterday on the beach topping up my tan.
Those who have followed my weekly missive since they started in July 2009 will know [...]
Thought for the day: ‘To be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others’ Nelson Mandela
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I attended a conference with around 200 people from the mediation industry last week. It was very good. Excellent in fact. Expert [...]
Thought for the day: ‘They say such nice things about people at their funerals it makes me sad to realise that I’m going to miss mine by just a few days’ Garrison Keillor
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Recently I did my first telephone mediation. This was a case where the court had ordered mediation to take place prior [...]
Thought for the day: ‘It is better to be alone than in bad company’. George Washington
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I have a series of short thoughts this week.
Some of you may have heard me give a presentation on the changing world of work. One of the themes I cover is my prediction that the UK will see [...]
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Thought for the day: ‘It is madness for sheep to talk peace with a wolf.’ Thomas Fuller
Almost every week, I see or hear something new that amazes me about the transformational power of mediation. Recently, I read a case study about community mediation that made a real impact on me. This week, [...]
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Thought for the day: ‘We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence’ Andre Maurois.
Honesty
I’ve touched on this theme before. Two weeks ago a matter came up that I needed some guidance and advice on. Because of the nature of the issue, there were only around a dozen [...]
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Happy Easter!
It seems that a number of discussions were held last week about some of those in the Generation Y category.
Thank you for your responses on the topic. Here is what one regular reader said. (Used with permission).
“Even at the young(ish) age of 35, I’m taken aback by the attitudes of the new [...]
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The summer season is here at last!
I hope those of you that joined us for our webinar last Thursday enjoyed the session. I think we had 3 exceptional contributors. I am grateful to CIPD, BIS, and EEF for taking part.
Our next webinar is scheduled for Thursday April 22nd and will start at the [...]
In June 2009 Clive Lewis was invited to speak at an International Mediation Conference in Algeria. The conference was attended by around 400 members of the Algerian judiciary and legal profession. The Ministry of Justice in Algeria is embarking on a major launch of mediation. Britain has a worldwide reputation for being one of the leaders in the [...]
