What does a book by a developmental psychologist, who writes about the profound flaws in modern parenting, have in common with workplace mediation? Actually, quite a lot. I am a mother of young children who likes to read parenting books, and I am also a workplace mediator. Now that I have read “The Gardener and […]
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Wednesday 27 December 2017 | Author:
Alex Efthymiades
Training Zone recently published an article by one of our clients, Mark Clements, who is Regional Head of HR for UK, Ireland, Central & Eastern Europe at Sony Europe title titled Introducing Workplace Mediation at Sony. Mark trained as a mediator five years ago, and in the article Mark describes how “becoming a workplace mediator was […]
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Monday 30 October 2017 | Author:
Alex Efthymiades
We often talk about the importance of training line managers in conflict resolution and mediation skills as they are the best ‘workplace mediators’ an organisation has. Line managers are close to the action and can deal with issues at work quickly and informally. Read our recent article in Training Zone which features UCLH and the conflict […]
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Wednesday 19 July 2017 | Author:
Anna Shields
British politics are based on the two-party system, a system which has benefits, but also risks. At worst, it can turn politics into a form of gladiatorial games and the recent electoral campaign tended in that direction. But given the immense challenges we face (specifically Brexit and terrorism), now is not the time to treat […]
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Friday 9 June 2017 | Author:
Tania Coke
It’s been a busy couple of months at Consensio, and that’s one of my excuses as to why we haven’t written on our blog. I’m just so busy. In fact, these words are uttered often – to my friends when they ask how I am, or to my Mum who calls me in the middle […]
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Thursday 11 May 2017 | Author:
Anna Shields