Great leaders are great negotiators and effective negotiation is essential at mediation. When attending mediation, everyone has their own style, intention and methods about how they show up and how to resolve conflict/disputes. Its the same for Mediators. With the wide variety in styles, intentions, conventions, how do you know what are the best negotiation and mediation practices? Harvard Law School, Program on Negotiation, is a widely recognized preeminent leader in the field of negotiation, negotiation research, and dispute resolution, which provides tried and tested best practices for negotiation and mediation. I had the honour to attend Harvard "Negotiation, Leadership and How To Handle Difficult Conversations" and I want to share some of their best practices with you. Why not pick one and use in the next week and see the positive differences for yourself, your clients, your relationships with others at mediation and outcomes!! Watch the video … [Read more...]
You Want More Successful Mediations. Here’s How.
https://youtu.be/YNo-zPNjmfU - You can watch the video on YouTube or https://sydneybarrister.net.au/blog/ So much time, effort, resources, expectation and energy is invested by clients and lawyers in the preparation for and attendance at mediation. Clients want resolution and expectations are high for lawyers to reach resolution at mediation . Sometimes mediations resolve other times they don't, for a number of reasons. If you want more successful mediations, Louise speaks about 6 best practices for the most successful mediations, on the day and as well as outcomes. Watch this video for full training: https://youtu.be/YNo-zPNjmfU or my website https://sydneybarrister.net.au/blog/ Louise is a holistic barrister, advanced trained mediator, FDRP, certified high performance and EQ consultant and coach (Brendon Burchard). She has attended Harvard: Negotiation, Leadership and How to Handle Difficult Conversations Course. Contact Louise to discuss with her your family … [Read more...]
When You Are Criticised: What Is Your Attitude?
The sad news of Judge Guy Andrew suicide in Qld this week, brought me to tears.... mental health and suicide are close to my heart.... personally and professionally. I suffered with depression from 8 years of age to my early 30's at which time I attempted suicide twice. I empathise and understand mental health issues and suicide, I also understand that we can build up resilience, improve mental health and people can live with greater confidence. We can all show up as our best, with a healthy attitude, even when criticised. You probably know, I strongly advocate for law and lawyers highly valuing humanness and building human qualities, managing emotions, being your best self in law, looking after your wellbeing and others, which given the same focus the same as technicality., so that performance is continually improved We have a shared experiences as humans in legal practice. Criticism No one likes to be criticised, its not enjoyable, however it's a fact of life, … [Read more...]
You Can Climb Out Of Hardship & Uncertainty With Skill!
With the current climate and challenges that this year has bought, many people and businesses are searching for effective tools to help them manage, adapt, grow, be profitable, successful and happier and in the process get ahead of the competition as they climb out of this year. They get coached, have a business consultant come in to their business to improve performance and culture, or develop and skill up and ready themselves for the future. They start something meaningful........ When it comes to leadership and business, a study of over 200 of the top CEO's was performed and it found that EQ was twice as important as IQ and technical ability in driving performance. It accounted for a 90% difference between the best and the rest. [https://youtu.be/WICq_Pj8ZUk] Its not the smartest people who are the most successful or fulfilled in life. IQ will help get entry to law school/professions, clerkships and professional jobs. IQ and technical ability won't help manage stress, build … [Read more...]
NEW BEGINNINGS…!
Firstly, I want to say thank you and honour those of you who have remained with me, accepting my blogs/ vlogs into your inboxes when I know you already have to manage 100's of emails every day and this is another one! I know it takes time to read or listen to my blogs/vlogs, and not everyone values the importance of personal development or practicing with human skills and legality (differently), the subject of my blogs/vlogs, showing how human skills will improve lives and practices. I applaud you! Many are afraid of change and as a result they don't live their lives with courage, or they would like to be more influential and don't know how, as a result they don't live life to its full potential, never really growing and learning and developing new skills and habits! Thank you for being open to learn and grow! My aim has always been to make a difference in law, and to lawyers. Money has never been my motivation. I have always been non conformist and in law, I am no … [Read more...]
What Is & How Does High Performance Coaching Change Lives?
Many people work hard, are exhausted and stressed and can't reach their next level of success, despite their arduous efforts. Many are overwhelmed, without future vision/ dreams they are working towards and living life in fear and despair today and into the future. High performance habits need to be learned and implemented to live your life to its full potential with clear direction, purpose, heightened joy, greater productivity, influence, less stress and more success. Watch the video for full training Louise is an advanced trained mediator, who used high performance & EQ skills, Harvard knowledge in addition to mediation skills in her mediation practices. Contact her if you would like her to make a positive difference to your clients case in family law mediations. Contact Louise is you wish to apply for your free 1 hour high performance strategy session where you will experience 1:1 coaching with Louise, learn skills and tips in the process @holisticbarrister … [Read more...]
The First Key To Reach Your Next Level of Freedom and Confidence….. Is THIS!
You may be be living in heightened fear and as a result living small, yet you have big dreams and visions that you would like to achieve in your life, you want more happiness, success, courage, influence, productivity, skills, habits... .....etc... Are you honouring your big vision and moving to the next level or allowing external factors, challenges, circumstances hold you back and keep you stuck in mediocrity? Watch the video for full training for the first key to take you to your next level of freedom and confidence. 1. Louise is a leading mediator - conflict resolution expert, having attended Harvard Law School Negotiation, Leadership and How to Handle Difficult Conversation course. If you would like Louise to mediate one of your family law matters, with legality and humanity , please contact her 2. Louise is a certified high performance and EQ coach and consultant. Why not apply for your 1 hour free strategy session, to see if its the right fit for you to help you … [Read more...]
I’m Smart….. Do I Need More Influence To Be More Successful?
It's been said the 5 keys to success are determination, passion, skill, discipline and good fortune. Definitely necessary, however, is that all you need to be successful ? An effective leader will use strategic influence designed to change another person or teams attitudes, beliefs or actions, to inspire them to do better. A mother or father will want effective influencing skills when interacting with their 4 year old. Their strategic influence will be different when trying to influence their teenager. Conflict resolution, whether at mediation or advocating in court, requires high influencing skills, its based on people skills and strategy. Every day, we are influencing family, friends, colleagues, clients, counterparts anyone who crosses our path. Louise provides some thought provoking ideas and questions to help you to think differently about influence! Watch the the video for full training. 1. If you would like to engage Louise as a mediator (family law), who has … [Read more...]
If You Adopt This, Your Life Will Change!
During these challenging times, do you have goals that require you to change something? Do you want to change career, get a new job, do you want to make personal changes or do you want to practice differently (legality and humanity), a new area, do you want to speak up when others are silent, do you have ideas to do things differently but don't share them? There are a myriad of goals you may have, however, all goals require change AND courage? Does fear hold you back when it comes to change? Or are you too busy in your own furrow, doing the same thing you have for the last 5,10,20 years and don't believe this is a time for any kind of change? Louise provides 4 strategies that will create change, when your courage is tested, you may be criticised and you may fail (temporarily). Keep going, chart your own path, go from strength to strength and build the life you want, serving others with excellence. You can succeed courageously, making changes, living the life you choose, even in … [Read more...]
How To Unlock YOUR Success
COVID 19 hit and continues to impact many people and businesses, with new outbreaks, causing anxiety and uncertainty. Its hard for many to think about moving forward successfully, with firms concerned about their future profitability and people worried about job security. Lawyers and firms may have been pushed off their usual course in the 'new' difficult circumstances. How do you approach "new"? You need to be applauded for your flexibility and adaptability during these times of change. How is the 'new' impacting on you reaching your goals? What will help you unlock your success (whatever that means to you) and your business' success to get you back on the road to success, driving / working towards your goals (clear goals are necessary) particularly in challenging circumstances. Louise provides strategies for you to unlock your success, so you reach YOUR goals, with daily momentum, when challenges are high. Louise is a holistic barrister, an advanced trained mediator, … [Read more...]