The Better Conflicts Audio Experience

What is the 20% that is going to deliver 80% of the results in your negotiation? It's not surprising that this #askanegotiator question was submitted by a Sales and Marketing Director. The 80/20 principle is commonly used in business to focus efforts and resources on that which will deliver maximum results. We all want to be effective and efficient in everything we do. So, can this principle be ap...

s a Hostage and Crisis Negotiator, Philip Williams was regularly called in to save lives. On far more occasions than not, he did. But, what about when he couldn't. What then? This is the question that was posed by one of our listeners to Philip: "Have there been occasions when a hostage has died and if so, how did you react and what did you change in the moment and going forward?" Success often hi...

Have you ever felt powerless in a negotiation? Or felt like you were backed into a corner and had no choice other than to accept what the other side was proposing? It can leave you feeling dejected and angry as well as being on the blunt end of a bad deal. Our experience of working with people all over the world tells us this is sadly quite a common ordeal. This is why we chose to tackle it in the...

What is the Anatomy of a Good Negotiator? This is the first question that Philip Williams, Hostage and Crisis Negotiator and CEDR Trainer tackled in our  #askanegotiator  podcast series. The skills and insights Philip shares in this series are exactly those that he used to save lives in some of the most challenging situations, from armed sieges and international hostage-taking to engagin...

In our third podcast on Investor-State Mediation, James South (Managing Director, CEDR) interviews Meg Kinnear (Secretary-General, ICSID) about the continuing progress mediation is making in the field of Investor-State Dispute Resolution. James and Meg Discuss: The drafting of the ISCID Convention, Why now is the right time to reconsider our approach to Investor-State Dispute Resolution, The futur...

Investor-State Mediation is one of the newest and most interesting frontiers in international dispute resolution. In this podcast, James South (Managing Director, CEDR) and Frauke Nitschke (Senior Legal Counsel, ICSID) look at the framework for the development of Investor-State Mediation as well as four key factors integral to it becoming widely adopted: Buy-in of stakeholders, users, lawyers, gov...

Investor-State Mediation is a growth area in international dispute resolution and one that CEDR has been at the forefront of developing alongside International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and The International Energy Charter. Wolf von Kumberg , International Arbitrator & CEDR Mediator gives an overview of Investor-State Mediation, including: What are Investor-State Dis...