ASM PLUS Blog
ADR services from ASM PLUS – a demonstration of how both in the short and long term, mediation, facilitated meetings and other forms of ADR really do have long term economic and time saving benefits.
Those who regularly read ASM PLUS blogs will often see references to the use of mediation and facilitated discussions resulting in business people having more time to devote to their work, generating income and being more productive. Not so long ago I met with a client...
Medical and civil mediation from ASM PLUS – Pain analysis and why mediation can help
Can pain be analysed or objectively measured? This is a question that both litigants, who claim that they have sustained some form of physical or mental health related injury and seek redress, and their lawyers and other advisers often have to address. In the context...
How does ASM PLUS help individuals, organisations and businesses prevent disputes arising in the first place or minimise the chances of them recurring? – Facilitated Meetings with the special ingredient of Critical Thinking
In some cases a facilitated meeting will provide a very effective alternative to mediation. Like mediation, it can relieve you from the stress of paperwork and save you considerable amounts of time and money that can be better used. Whereas mediation is normally used...
Facilitated meetings in family cases from ASM PLUS – how they can help in child contact cases
One abiding experience of those who work in the family law sector helping separating and separated couples to resolve their disagreements and move on is that particularly in cases where there has been a lot of acrimony, resentment can linger. All too often, this means...
An injustice that is never resolved
Most of us make a complaint when we don’t receive good service or there is negligent behaviour on the part of a professional delivering a service to us or our family. Organisations tend to respond by looking at their processes and the training of staff to encourage a...
Mediation and facilitated meetings ASM PLUS – Learning from the “B” word!
Whatever your thoughts on Brxxxx there are some important learning points that we can all use to be more successful in the future. As a trained mediator and facilitator, the whole scenario playing out in front of our eyes is the best lesson to underline the importance...
Mediations and facilitated meetings from ASM PLUS – “truth will out” and other considerations.
Recently I posted a blog on the subject of people telling the truth – or not. When writing it, I looked at the issue of the difference between fact and opinion. People often blur the two. Phrases that are routinely used in everyday conversation such as “what a lovely...
Civil Mediation from ASM PLUS – a contractual matter that was swiftly resolved by an ASM PLUS civil mediator
Harvey is the chief executive and managing director of Haystack Ltd, a modest sized but very successful niche manufacturing company. Over 20 years he built the business up to the point that it was valued as being worth in excess of £100 million. Harvey is a rather...
“Those who make situations seem more complex than they actually are probably do not understand them well enough”
This proposition was conceived by Vivek Garg MBA, the Texas-based Business Lead and Analyst. I trust that he will not mind me looking at his very wise words from a mediation perspective. Of late I have written a good deal about complexity but why do people make things...
Sports mediation from ASM PLUS – A case involving a dispute between a footballer and his club
Hocus, aged 30, is a defensive midfielder. He has a contract with AFC Ilchester who are currently top of Division One of the Football Championship. He has played for the club for five years. In that time, he has scored 25 goals, eight of them in the last year and has...