Tony Coveney has spent 43 years as a career investment banker and asset manager, working for some of the worlds leading financial institutions, and is also a CEDR-Accredited Mediator. In this video Tony covers: 00:00 - Intro: Managed conflict is how you get better deals 00:30 - Why did you want to become a CEDR-Accredited Mediator? 01:56 - Working on infrastructure projects 05:26 - Creating safe spaces that allow employees to speak up 07:06 - The importance of managed conflict 08:36 - Are conflict engagement skills for managers overlooked? 11:58 - What are the benefits of the roleplay sessions on the course? 14:27 - What are your plans for the future? You can watch this podcast here:https://youtu.be/qeEocBPrAuM © 2024 CEDR Limited - All rights reserved

Fraser Simpson is Associate General Counsel - Ethics, Governance and Compliance at The Wellcome Trust, a large philanthropic foundation, based in London, that funds science to achieve global health outcomes. Part of his role with the Wellcome Trust is building a culture where people feel safe to 'speak up'. In this wide ranging conversation Fraser speaks with CEDR's Head of Marketing Ben Thomson about: Video Contents: 00:00 - Intro 00:20 - Fraser introduces himself 01:16 - What do we mean by 'speak up' culture? 02:26 - How 'speak up' can improve well-being and create a sense of belonging 03:48 - What are the consequences of getting it wrong and taking a policy led approach 05:56 - The importance of getting the buy-in from the top 07:28 - What are some of the barriers to people speaking up 09:08 - Is there a renewed interest in 'speak up' due to external societal issues 12:08 - Being proactive in approaching issues 12:46 - Opportunities that arise as a result of a 'speak up' culture 13:43 - Speak up should be part of a wider strategy 15:23 - How do you as part of the legal function work with the 'people' teams in the organisation ? 16:22 - What can people so straight away to make a difference? 20:11 - How to make speaking up less intimidating? 21:52 - Do managers have the practical skills to be able to actualise the principles of speaking up? 24:18 - The issues associated with raising a grievance 26:55 - What questions should leaders ask themselves as part of any incitive to implement change? 28:36 - Final thoughts Disputes and dialogue are connected, and forward-thinking organisations are viewing this challenge at a strategic level. Download CEDR's white paper and learn how this applies to the rise of employee activism. Download CEDR's White Paper on Employee Activism Here: https://learn.cedr.com/employee-activism

CEDR Mediator Eve Pienaar discusses trusts, wills & probate mediation# Video Contents: 00:00 - Intro 00:19 - Very often there is a significant imbalance in power 00:47 - An example of a trust, wills and probate case 01:06 - A difficult situation for one of the deceased's children 01:29 - How did the mediator break the deadlock? 01:57 - The mediation resulted in the restoration of a relationship #trusts #trustsexplained #wills #willsexplained For more information: https://www.cedr.com/commercial/trusts-wills-probate-mediation/ © 2024 CEDR Limited - All rights reserved

CEDR Mediator Nick Pearson discusses an insolvency case he was involved with. Audio Contents: 00:00 - Mediation is successful in this field because insolvency practitioners, office holders, liquidators and the like - they don't want to go to court. 00:38 - Insolvency practitioners are very sceptical by nature, but they are also flexible and open minded. 00:52 - Directors being sued for preferential payments and misfeasance. 01:07 - Director hadn't give a reason as to why he wasn't going to be liable financially 01:22 - The mediator tells the director you have to explain yourself and he produces a lot of new material that hasn't been seen before. 02:02 - The director provides evidence showing his inability to pay. #cedr #disputeresolution #dispute For more information, contact CEDR: www.cedr.com © 2023 CEDR Limited - All rights reserved

CEDR Mediator Tony Allen discusses how mediation and the NHS Resolution Scheme can help to restore relations and trust with patients and claimants. Video Contents: 00:00 - People are afraid to be ill again because they've stirred the pot 00:13 - Rebuilding a relationship 00:23 - Acknowledging that someone who has been let down, has a voice and the right to be heard 00:33 - Making sure that steps have taken place to ensure there is no repeat and that lessons have been learned #cedr #mediation #clinical #medical Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/Anbhh0gyasQ

CEDR Mediator Fiona Colquhoun discusses a commercial mediation case with an independent company that was contracted to provide a number of services at a value of £12 million. Video Contents: 00:00 - Intro 00:16 - The company buying the services decides to terminate the contract 00:34 - There was a very poor relationship between the respective lawyers 01:12 - How did the mediator make an initial breakthrough? 01:34 - The parties worked better without their lawyers 02:21 - Dealing with the parties in the dispute directly 02:48 - Those with the authority get involved in the discussion #cedr #disputeresolution # lawyers

CEDR Mediator Heather Allen discusses how to run a joint session. Video Contents: 00:00 - Intro 00:18 - The defendants are usually very flexible on the question of joint meetings and are often guided by the claimant 00:53 - Joint sessions makes sense from a practical point of view 01:23 - Discussing with the advisors about a brief introductory meeting 01:38 - Working with a party that's new to mediation To find out more information, visit www.cedr.com To watch a video from this podcast, visit here: https://youtu.be/P-yl2xCFG7U

Two senior executives in a national organisation who couldn’t speak to each other. The task faced by CEDR Mediator Neil Goodrum in this workplace mediation. Discover the steps taken to resolve this dispute: 💡 Facilitating dialogue through the mediator 💡 Bringing the parties together into the same room 💡 Setting out processes to enable collaborative working in the future 💡 Putting a periodic review structure in place

00:00 - Intro 00:12 - A large farm holding has parcelled out it's land 00:25 - One of the parties does not want their right of way to be used 00:42 - The legal arguments were explored over the course of multiple joint sessions 00:54 - The preparation for a property mediation 01:14 - Having a neutral third party allows the parties to vent and see the matter in a pragmatic way View a video of the case study here: https://youtu.be/yofzuoMKoKc #cedr #mediation #property #building #disputes

In this podcast, we look at the question of how people can have conversations about politically sensitive and highly emotive topics.  CEDR’s Frederick Way, and Susanne Schuler are joined by Jess Brandler, the MD of Solutions Not Sides, an educational charity working with young people to talk about the Israel-Palestine conflict, to understand the methods that they use and how these frameworks can be adapted.