WHY WORK WITH LOUISE? 

You're Sabotaging Your Own Mediations—And You Don't Even Know It

Most lawyers blame failed mediations on unreasonable clients and opponents.

The real culprit? You.

Here's What's Actually Happening: Your legal instincts are destroying your results.

Every move you make: controlling the narrative, proving you're right, demonstrating your expertise, believing mediation doesn't get good results, and you're better off going to court to get the results you want, is creating the exact resistance that kills settlements.

You're not leading the mediation. Your need to look competent is.

The Brutal Truth: While you're busy performing how smart you are, the other side is digging deeper into their position.

Your reputation for being "tough" is costing your clients money.

You're choosing ego over outcomes, and everyone in the room can see it.

This Isn't About "Going Soft"—It's About Getting Results

The lawyers consistently achieving breakthrough settlements aren't the loudest voices in the room.

They're the ones who stay curious, ask the right questions, seek to understand rather than be understood, set the right tone from minute one, and remain clear and direct without being aggressive.

They know exactly how to move people off entrenched positions without sacrificing a single strategic advantage.

Why I'm Different: I've Been Where You Are

Harvard Negotiation + 15 years at the Bar (now ex-litigation barrister -only accepts mediation briefs) + Mediator + High-Performance + Emotional Intelligence  + Brené Brown's Dare to Lead Coach and Consultant.

I've watched skilled lawyers burn their cases down by treating mediation like a performance review.

I've seen lawyers and barristers walk away from seven-figure settlements because they couldn't stop proving they were right (and lost more than 💰 in court)

Here's what the data proves: strategic mediations settle 85% of cases, while adversarial approaches create the deadlocks that destroy deals.

What Actually Changes:

• You'll witness that precise moment when resistance transforms into movement.
• You'll discover why strategic curiosity makes them powerful. You'll recognise the most dangerous people in any mediation—those trying to prove their authority instead of using authentic influence.

What Happens If You Don't Change:

Your "impossible" cases stay impossible.

Your clients start questioning your judgment (and won't refer to you).

Your reputation shifts from "tough negotiator" to "difficult to work with."

You'll watch other lawyers close disputes you couldn't settle, not because they're smarter, but because they understand what you don't.

 Bottom Line: Your cases aren't failing because everyone else is the problem.

They're failing because you're applying legal skills to leadership challenges in mediation, and frankly, you're improvising badly at leadership skills no one ever taught you.

Stop exhausting yourself with tactics that create resistance.
Start using influence that creates results.

Ready to brief a mediator who gets that your expert legal mind needs different tools for mediation success?

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