Author Archives: Lesley Allport
Why introduce internal mediation services into unionised organisations?
In fact, the question is, ‘Why not?’ Last year BIS, the TUC[1] and CBI issued a joint publication examining …
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What’s different about mediation provided by CMP Resolutions?
Central to CMP’s unique place in the world of workplace dispute resolution is our approach to preventing, managing and closing …
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The need for in-house Mediation Supervisors
At CMP Resolutions we recognise the crucial, complex role of the Mediation Supervisor. Our unique training programme explores the multi …
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“Mediators, more than anybody, should know the benefits of Compromise” – or should they?
These were words spoken in the context of promoting mediation within court settings in the face of a lack of …
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The Cost Benefit of Mediation
Examining the financial savings in the recent review of Civil Litigation by Sir Rupert Jackson
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Conflict is the sound made by the cracks in a system
Kenneth Cloke goes on to talk about the contradictory forces at work within an organisation which ‘co-exist in a single …
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To mediate or not to mediate?
How often have you been faced, as a mediator, with that dilemma of ‘How far to push’ reluctant participants to …
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