LATEST Categories All (28) Archive 2023 (1)2022 (3)2021 (2)2020 (6)2019 (5)2018 (5)2017 (6) Negotiation Failures in Communication: Stormy Seas ahead for Workplace Relations The latest events in British politics show us how damaging the results of failures in communication can be. Read More > Stormy Industrial Seas I’m just back from the wonderful experience of visiting St Kilda. Read More > Get Past No in Negotiations & Disputes How a change in perspective can help with dispute resolution Read More > "I’d rather struggle and complain!" Have you ever found yourself dealing with someone who refuses to see a solution you find blindingly obvious, but refuses to take it? You’re not alone! Read More > Are you listening? One of the keys to successful negotiation is to listen and understand what’s REALLY being said by the ‘other side’. As a mediator and negotiator, listening is my stock in trade, but that doesn’t mean it happens easily. Read More > A Day to Remember Forget-me-not - this year International Workers’ Memorial Day has a special poignancy. Read More > Governing Change at Work There has been a lot of discussion about corporate governance in recent years, even more about the place of the workforce within that. Read More > A record year for strikes The Office of National Statistics has recently published its latest figures around industrial disputes. Read More > Shared Parental Leave, Another Push? The Government is running a campaign to encourage new parents to share their parental leave. Read More > Training in Copenhagen At the end of November I delivered a training course on Advanced Negotiation Skills. Read More > SME Sickness Absence – Prevention or Cure, THAT is the Problem… Most of my blogs have been about topics in the news that I find interesting, or on which I’d like to provoke a little debate, but this time round I thought I’d take a slightly different approach and reach out to people who. Read More > Good Riddance to Employment Tribunal Fees Well, it’s been a long time coming, but the Cameron Government’s decision to charge fees for people to raise claims in the Employment Tribunal has finally been shown to be illegal. Read More > 1 2