Intuition and Creativity Tune-Up with Albie Davis *

You tune up your car every few thousand miles. Schedule annual health exams. Is it time for an Intuition and Creativity Tune-up of your mediator readiness? Mediators must think on their feet; use the famed five senses, plus ones with no name; make rapid assessments of the need of parties and momentum of negotiations; be on the lookout for "magical moments," draw upon theory, research, ethics and personal practice; separate the wheat from the chaff; and more. In this day long seminar, we will revisit various theories about mediation, negotiation, creativity, change, culture and human behavior. Drawing upon the experience of presenters and participants, we'll role-play, invent and try new things; be irreverent, if we must. Each person will leave with a self-administered intuition checkup sheet with strengths identified and tips for improving one's personal best.

Best Practices in Mediation *

Beyond basic training, there are many issues that a mediator faces. What should be in the "Agreement to Mediate?" What does confidentiality really mean? Should you keep your notes? What is considered best practice in the field of mediation? Come prepared with questions and bring your forms.

Culture, Creativity & Conflict: Thinking Inside and Outside the Box with Albie Davis

This seminar is for anyone who wants to learn more about the powerful connection between culture and conflict, and how the very differences that spark conflict can also be used to spur creative outcomes. We’ll come at this yeasty topic from various perspectives-personal, experience, theory, research and then practice new approaches toward mining cultural conflict for its creative potential.

Digital technology you can try at home: easy & affordable tech tips for managing and marketing your ADR practice

Are prospective clients googling you? What the internet says about you matters. But you don't have to be a geek to get the most out of the web. This workshop is for practitioners who have no web site but want one or for those who wish to upgrade their presence in cyberspace. Join Dr. Tammy Lenski and Diane Levin, J.D., for an informative, fun afternoon and learn low-cost, user-friendly ways to market your practice online and use technology affordably or for free to manage your practice. Tammy mediates, consults and educates through her Dublin, NH firm, Lenski Strategic LLC. In full-time private practice for 12 years, Tammy has always leveraged the power of the Internet to build her local and national ADR practice for organizations, institutions and businesses. She writes about effective technology for marketing and managing ADR practices, and shares the best of what she’s learned with other mediators on her internationally recognized blog, MediatorTech.com, and is the author of Making Mediation Your Day Job. Diane Levin, J.D., and an OptionBridge principal, is a mediator, trainer, consultant, and negotiation coach, serving businesses, organizations, and families. Diane has taught thousands of people how to mediate, negotiate, or just talk things through and has helped mediators world-wide leverage technology in their business. She publishes the award-winning MediationChannel.com, recognized as one of the world's top ADR blogs. Regular speakers at real-world and virtual-world events on ADR marketing and blogging, Tammy and Diane are skilled at demystifying technology for the tech-challenged. For mediators, arbitrators, facilitators, lawyers, and others.

Advanced Financial Issues for Divorce Mediators *

This seminar provides in-depth analysis and discussion of tax and financial planning issues in divorce mediation. This seminar will focus on specific financial issues for the advanced family mediator. Topics include: allocating support between alimony and child support; payment for education, real estate, securities, trusts and valuation of businesses. Join us to explore these topics with Michael Leshin.

Mediator as Workplace Consultant

Workplace conflict is like no other dispute most mediators handle. It's often unclear who your real client is and what your role should be. Often various people in the workplace want you to provide difference -- and conflicting -- processes. This one-day workshop provides a well-tested and highly effective approach to intervening in workplace conflict while using your mediation skills during all phases of the process.

Mediating Legal Disputes I and II
Legal disputes in mediation are complicated by the presence of additional sets of positions and interests, and an alternative outcome that could be determined by a judge. Some of the issues covered in this two-day program include: intake with lawyers; mediating discovery issues; mediator preparation; what lawyers need and want from mediators; handling client control issues; meeting with just the lawyers; managing advocacy and grandstanding; underprepared and uninvested lawyers; the art of coaching lawyers and clients; and getting paid.

Neutral Evaluation
Have parties asked you to evaluate the outcome of their dispute? Deliver a realistic message to the other side about the "real" value of a case? Learn how to provide an evaluation that won't end negotiation or cause one party to leave. Gain a better understanding of how to prepare for an evaluation, how to deliver your recommendation, and the ethical issues involved with neutral evaluation.