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Making mediation your day job in Ontario bar association news

July 1, 2008

making mediation your day jobCanadian mediator, arbitrator and attorney Colm Brannigan has reviewed Making Mediation Your Day Job for the Ontario Bar Association’s Alternative Dispute Resolution News, and kindly sent me a copy.

Here’s a snippet of what Colm had to say in an in-depth review that includes Colm’s own valuable musings about ADR marketing and what it takes to be successful at it:

This short book is a gem. It is quite different from the other relatively recent books on marketing mediation and clearly demonstrates that you do not need hundreds of pages to provide your reader with a comprehensive overview of a topic which bedevils many in our profession…While you can easily read the book in one sitting, it lends itself to a bite-sized approach where we return more than once to those parts that resonate with the reader. It is a resource worth having.
 
None of this is new, the author says “there’s not a single new idea” in the book. But there is. Her synthesis of existing marketing ideas into a “mediator friendly” process is more than just that. It opens up a new way of problem solving, and after all, isn’t that what mediators are supposed to do?

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Mediator Tech newsletter for june 2008

June 18, 2008

mediator tech newsletterWhat do you associate with summer?

I associate laid back time with friends, great reading, cookouts, kayaking, hiking and plenty of other outside play time. I can’t reproduce the latter few for you online, but I can cook up something that combines the first two! Read on to find out what I’m up to.

Here’s what’s on tap in this newsletter, a new monthly feature at Mediator Tech:

  • Announcing the “Making Mediation Your Day Job” Summer Book Group
  • Book news
  • Good reads and resources for ADR business owners
  • Digest of Mediator Tech articles from the past month

Announcing the “Making Mediation Your Day Job” Summer Book Group

One of my favorite things is to sit down with my local book group, shoot the breeze, share great food and wine, and talk about our favorite reads. So it seems only natural to create a special summer book group for my own book, Making Mediation Your Day Job!

Beginning Friday, June 27, 12-12:45 pm Eastern Time, and continuing every two weeks through August, I’ll be hosting a telephone version of a book group. I’ll delve into my book with you chapter by chapter (not necessarily in the order printed), take your questions, brainstorm solutions to your own mediation marketing challenges, and serve as a resource to you. There’s no charge beyond purchasing your own copy of my book.

Come to one of them, come to all of them…your call (pun intended!). To register, just fill in and submit this form:
Name:
Email:
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Book news

I received my very first royalty check in the mail last week. It was tempting to frame it instead of cash it, until I thought of all the hours I put in writing Making Mediation Your Day Job. My dogs, Smudge and Hugo, were happy to go to the bank’s drive-up teller with me and get the dog biscuits they know to expect from the nice bank lady.

I continue to offer my Virtual Book Tour teleseminars for interested ADR associations and groups. If you’re interested, just drop me a line and I’ll share the details for getting it set up with minimal hassle. I’ve got it down to a science by now!

Have you had any new insights or breakthroughts from reading the book? I’d love to hear about them.

Good reads and resources for ADR business owners

Here’s a quick roundup of some good ideas and useful tips from around the web:

Digest of Mediator Tech articles from the last month

Here’s a digest of the past month’s articles at Mediator Tech:

Best to you,
Tammy

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