Thursday, October 13th
8 a.m PST| 11 a.m EST
Offered by Will Work For Food and moderated by Jeff Kichaven (www.JeffKichaven.com ) and Jean Lawler (www.LawlerADR.com)
This worldwide conversation will be like nothing else. Join in! Share, learn, have fun.
Mr. Edwards encourages you to support Glide Memorial Foundation Food Bank.
Our special guest this week, Bruce Edwards, commercial mediator, co-founder and trainer at Edwards Mediation Academy, will present on:
Mediation Begins With ME!
Most mediators looking to improve their mediation competency, and therefore most training courses, are quick to focus on specific skill development, ignoring completely the critical need for self-reflection and self-management as a precursor to effectively assisting those in conflict. In his talk, Bruce will discuss self-management for mediators and why those seeking to develop their mediation competencies need to begin by looking inward and committing to a journey of self-development.
Bruce Edwards was one of the pioneers in developing mediation as a tool for resolving commercial disputes. A professional mediator since 1986, Bruce has helped mediation gain widespread acceptance in the United States legal system as an alternative to often costly and time-consuming litigation. A graduate of UC Hastings College of the Law in 1981, Bruce became a partner in the international San Francisco litigation firm then known as Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, LLP. After being introduced to the power of mediation in 1985, it soon became the focus of his practice. Through mediation, he has brought the principles of psychology and therapeutic science to a world of traditional dispute resolution, judicial settlement conferences and trials. Over the last 35 years, he has mediated over 8000 disputes throughout the United States and elsewhere involving complex, multiparty lawsuits and specializing in matters of high emotion. He played a central role in establishing the largest and most successful dispute resolution company in the country, JAMS. From 2011 until 2014, he served as its Chairman of the Board. Bruce has consistently received recognition for his work as a mediator, most recently being accepted into the inaugural edition of Who’s Who in ADR by ADR Times 2022; once again recognized as a Best Lawyers in the ADR category by Best Lawyers® 2022; and recognized as a thought leader in the US by Who’s Who Legal, 2023