Guest Speaker: Jim Musgrave, Q.C., Cox & Palmer

Mediation is a powerful tool for tackling workplace/work environment disputes of all kinds, particularly where privacy is preferred, and the parties need a viable continuing relationship.

Mediation is a proven interest-based process that allows people in dispute to resolve their conflict themselves, making for better outcomes, saving time and money, and avoiding the significant direct costs associated with stress-related absences, job vacancies, productivity losses, declining morale, etc.

This session will teach participants about the interest based mediation theory and practical techniques for eliciting interests and breaking through poor or no communication in the workplace by keeping the dialogue going. Participants will participate in a practice session where they can work through a fictionalized workplace dispute in mock mediation format.

Learning Objectives:

By attending this session, participants will learn:

• Reinforcement of interest based conflict resolution principles
• Real world techniques for resolving conflict yourselves, without the assistance of a mediator
• Reinforcement of cases when it is appropriate to call in a third party, i.e. mediator
• Reinforcement of cases when mediation is not the appropriate resolution tool
• Hands-on role playing in mock mediations

About the Speaker:
Jim Musgrave, Q.C, Cox and Palmer
With more than 20 years' settlement experience as a practicing lawyer in Halifax, Jim is also a certified mediator with experience resolving workplace disputes. Jim offers "Resolution Without Regret" interest-based dispute resolution. Simply put, Jim helps people and organizations resolve their conflicts themselves, making for better outcomes, saving time, money, and relationships, and avoiding the risk and cost of litigation.

Jim is an approved mediator with the Nova Scotia Public Service Commission Respectful Workplace program, a frequent lecturer on mediation at the NS Bar Admission Skills Course, a trainer and writer on mediation principles and skills for a variety of professional and other audiences, and a HRANS member.

Venue:
The Halifax Club
1682 Hollis Street
Halifax, NS

Cost:
HRANS Member Regular Rate: $66.37 plus HST
Guests Regular Rate: $84.07 plus HST

To Register:
Pre-registration is required.
To register, click on the 'Register' icon on this page.
The registration deadline is Wednesday April 24, 2010 at noon.

Please note that registration cannot be accepted after online registration has closed. Registration cannot be purchased at the door.

Cancellation Policy:
A full refund, less a $25 administration fee will be issued for cancellations received in writing prior to noon on Monday, April 12, 2010. Those who make reservations and do not attend will be invoiced for the full workshop fee. Cancellations received in writing prior to noon on Monday, April 12, 2010 will only be charged the administration fee. Substitutions are permitted up to the day of the event. Member/non-member rates will be applied to the substitutions.

For additional information, contact the HRANS office at 435-8823 or office@hrans.org