http://www.mediation-negotiation.com Improving dialogue and reason Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:38:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://www.mediation-negotiation.com/2011/05/the-s-word/#comment-120 Mediation opening statement – what not to say in a Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:38:32 +0000 http://www.mediation-negotiation.com/?p=35#comment-120 [...] have an important part to play in the settlement of this type of case. But the key, as mediator Dr John Clark points out, is sincerity. A perfunctorily delivered “sorry” will be recognised as such [...] [...] have an important part to play in the settlement of this type of case. But the key, as mediator Dr John Clark points out, is sincerity. A perfunctorily delivered “sorry” will be recognised as such [...]

]]> http://www.mediation-negotiation.com/2011/05/technology-in-negotiations/#comment-14 JOHN DUNCAN Thu, 19 May 2011 07:20:34 +0000 http://www.mediation-negotiation.com/?p=272#comment-14 John The type of behaviour you describe is now very widespread in multilateral diplomacy and in meetings where there there are a number of representatives. In smaller face to face meetings then you are right it would defeat the object of the "personal meeting" if people were constantly texting. But elsewhere its common indeed a phot I took of my delegation at a recent New York meeting showed them all sitting behind me with there laptops open. Some were taking notes but others were reporting back, gathering information etc. How times change! John
The type of behaviour you describe is now very widespread in multilateral diplomacy and in meetings where there there are a number of representatives. In smaller face to face meetings then you are right it would defeat the object of the “personal meeting” if people were constantly texting. But elsewhere its common indeed a phot I took of my delegation at a recent New York meeting showed them all sitting behind me with there laptops open. Some were taking notes but others were reporting back, gathering information etc. How times change!

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