Alternative Dispute Resolution
Jan. 21, 2025
Enjoying mediation: Focus and flow for negotiation success
Skilled negotiators achieve better outcomes and greater satisfaction in mediation by entering a "flow state," where intense focus, curiosity, and adaptability transform high-stakes challenges into fluid, dynamic problem-solving.
Good lawyers understand negotiation theory whether they've studied it or not. Negotiating stops being a skill or a separate activity. It's integrated into the way they work, think, and relate, so it feels natural: part personality and connectivity, part diligence and analysis, part je ne sais quoi. Of course, it's serious business. But it's also invigorating--fun!
When we're doing anything well, we feel engaged, active,...
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