Common Ground

Common Ground

By Morgan Tregenza, CEO & Founder of levelheadedSociety & CultureBusinessRelationships
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Common Ground episodes

  • Roadmap to Professional Development for Mediators with Susan Guthrie [Ep. 13]
    In this episode, Susan Guthrie--family law attorney and mediator in the United States, expert in online mediation, and co-founder of the Mosten Guthrie Academy for Mediation and Collaborative Training--discusses the path for professional development for mediators.  In this episode, we discuss the following:
     
    - What mediators say they need for practice development.
    - How to find opportunities for mentorship.
    - The major key to success as a mediator.
    - What to look for when joining a practice group for mentorship.
    - How online mediation is an example of current professional development.
    - Why it is critical that mediators become involved in the mediator community.
    28 min
  • How to Build a Thriving Mediation Practice, Part 3 with Natalie Armstrong-Motin [Ep. 12]
    In this episode, which is part 3 of a 3-part series, Natalie Armstrong-Motin---Founder and Managing Director of Marketing Resolution---discusses how mediators can build a thriving mediation practice.  This episode focuses on the master level mediator and covers the following:
     
    - How you know when you are ready to "level up" from an intermediate mediator to a master mediator
    - Three ways to make more money as a master mediator
    - Effective marketing activities for master mediators
    - The importance of providing information and not "selling" the resolution industry
    - What a mediation practice looks like for a master mediator
    24 min
  • How to Build a Thriving Mediation Practice, Part 2 with Natalie Armstrong-Motin [Ep. 11]
    In this episode, which is part 2 of a 3-part series, Natalie Armstrong-Motin--Founder and Managing Director of Marketing Resolution--discusses how mediators can build a thriving mediation practice. This episode focuses on the intermediate level mediator and covers the following:
     
    - How mediators can use permission-based marketing to promote their practice
    - The importance of finding the method of marketing that feels authentic to you
    - The mindset that you need to be effective at networking
    - Why you should use social media and the impact of "social proofing"
     
    This episode was also live-streamed on Marketing Resolution Marketing Monday- for Mediators and Arbitrators.  You can learn more about Marketing Resolution at https://www.howtomarketmymediationpractice.com/
    24 min
  • How to Build a Thriving Mediation Practice, Part 1 with Natalie Armstrong-Motin [Ep. 10]
    In this episode, which is part 1 of a 3-part series, Natalie Armstrong-Motin--Founder and Managing Director of Marketing Resolution--discusses how mediators can build a thriving mediation practice.  This episode focuses on the beginning mediator and covers the following:
     
    - the importance of the entrepreneurial mindset
    - the questions you need to answer to determine strategy for building a thriving mediation practice
    - the timeline for building a mediation practice, and
    - the business basics for a mediation practice.
    17 min
  • Building the Mediation Movement in India with Tara Ollapally [Ep. 9]
    In this episode, Tara Ollapally--a Co-Founder of CAMP Arbitration and Mediation Practice Pvt. Ltd in India--discusses the mediation movement in India.  In this episode we discuss:
     
    - An overview of the litigation timeline in India
    - The history of dispute resolution in India
    - Challenges faced while building the mediation movement in India thus far
    - An overview of the current mediation landscape in India
    - An overview of the work of CAMP
    - The impact of India signing the Singapore Convention on Mediation on building the mediation movement within India
    - The future of mediation in India
    32 min
  • Impact of Culture and Psychology When Mediating Accident Cases with Bruce Ally [Ep. 8]
    In this episode, Bruce Ally--mediator and a Principal at A Place for Mediation Inc.--discusses how mediators can help parties 'get the full picture' when mediating accident cases.  Here are a few highlights from the episode:
    • Ambulance usage may not be a reliable indicator of the severity of injury.  
  • Cultural conditioning can impact whether an injured person calls for an ambulance.
  • When an injured person's 'fight or flight' response kicks in, adrenaline is produced which masks pain and may cause the injured person to undervalue the injury.
  • Trauma impacts memory.
    • 33 min
  • ”The NDA Habit” and Implications for Mediators with Julie Macfarlane [Ep. 4]
    In this episode, Julie Macfarlane--researcher, mediator, and educator--discusses the misuse of NDAs and what mediators can do to responsibly facilitate informed decision-making among parties in mediation, as it relates to NDAs.
     
    Julie's website: https://profjuliemac.com/
     
    Campaign website: https://cantbuymysilence.com/
     
    Julie's book: "Going Public" https://www.amazon.com/Going-Public-Survivors-Journey-Action/dp/1771134755
    35 min

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Hosted by Morgan Tregenza, CEO & Founder of levelheaded (belevelheaded.com), with regular co-contributor Colin Rule, CEO of mediate.com and one of the architects of modern online dispute resolution. Every episode, we sit down with the practitioners, innovators, and leaders who are shaping how the world resolves disputes.