"They're just not performing."

Every senior lawyer will say this about someone on their team at some point.

And when they do, t...

I was the mediator in a mediation that collapsed after 1.5 hours.

And before you assume, no, it wasn't because I'm a bad media...

The question that changed how I work.

A client once looked at me across the mediation table and said:
"Why am I only hearing th...

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I was engaged by a law firm as a consultant to help resolve "issues" between the partners.

The partners weren't aligned.
→ Deci...

One thing that frustrates me about the way many barristers and lawyers prepare for mediation...

They prepare extensively for t...

I’ve been away for four weeks on vacation.

Cruise: Brisbane to Seattle.
Swam with reef sharks and sting rays in Morea.
Seattle: ...

It is 8:14 pm.

You’ve been working since 8:00 am or before.

And the thing that needed your best thinking today is still sitting...

“I’ve built an entire practice on being responsive.”

I think a lot of barristers and senior lawyers relate to that.

Because re...