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As the founder and CEO of the Core Solutions Group, I spend a great deal of time thinking and speaking about mediation, negotiation, conflict management, leadership and communication. I am told I should write some of these thoughts down… so, here goes…
Ruminating on the economic crisis, global warming, consumerism and materialism, it seems to me that things are not as they should be. We should not be spending as much as we …
The role of lawyers is to evaluate cases and try to predict the most likely outcome. To attract and win clients, arguably they must do so with confidence. A recent study …
I recently had the privilege of visiting the remote islands of St Kilda. We travelled there from North Uist on an inflatable dinghy. In doing so, we placed our lives in the hands of our …
In the past two or three weeks, I have been privileged to act as mediator in a number of difficult disputes. These ranged from high value property development to patent rights in specialist off-shore equipment, …
Last week I had the privilege of facilitating the third meeting of the 2020 Climate Change Delivery Group. Set up in December 2009, the Group, under the chairmanship of Scottish and Southern Energy's chief executive …
We all know that something really interesting happened in British politics with the agreement of the Conservatives and Lib-Dems to work in coalition. What is interesting is the reaction. People don't quite know how to …
John Sturrock addressed the Civil Mediation Council Conference in London on 11th May 2010. The presentation, entitled 'Mediators Beyond Borders', takes as its theme the need to expand our view of what we do and how we …
An intriguing and unheralded intervention in the general election campaign came last week from the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution in London. The Centre suggested that, with the prospect of a "hung" parliament, what we …
The latest edition of the Scottish Planner includes an article by John Sturrock looking at the potential of mediation within planning. It follows the recent announcement that Core has been awarded a contract by the Scottish Government …
You will know of the analogy of the frog in the gradually heating water which, unaware of its changing environment, is unable to do save itself when the water gets too hot. I believe that, …
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