Practice in Motion

June 15, 16 & 17, 2006 at Conrad Grebel University College, Waterloo

This is a serious, business-oriented workshop for people who are entering the dispute resolution business AND who are tired of waiting for their practice to grow. Are you prepared to invest the time, effort and money to get your practice moving? Then this workshop is for you.

• Move your practice into high gear
• Work with a business coach experienced in what it takes to build an ADR practice
• Find your niche and exploit your business assets
• Network with a group of ambitious peers who can share ideas and encouragement for practice development strategies

Qualifications include:

• Resources to pay for an intensive, hands-on experience.
• Commitment to research, make decisions, create and execute a plan for jump-starting a successful commercial mediation practice.
• Time to research you marketplace, work your unique network of contacts and follow up business leads.
• Impatience to get on with the business of building your practice
• An entrepreneurial bent: this program provides business coaching for the business-minded mediator

Topics include:

Designing Your Unique Marketing Plan
Marketing Exercise:Why I am Your Perfect Mediator (the 30 Second Version!) Knowing Yourself as a Mediator
Knowing Your Market Panel
Group Assignment: My 30 Second ‘Sound Bite”
An Enrolling Question: leading out to engage the client
How to “Enroll” People in Your Practice
Putting Wheels on Your Chariot: brainstorming marketing plan ideas
Tips on Business and Financial Administration

Instructors are Rick Russell and Daryl Landau. Cost is $995.00CDN plus GST.

If you are interested in attending this program, contact Agree for details.

Practice in Motion is a 21 hour, 3-day workshop that meets the requirements for Conrad Grebel College's Certificate Program in Conflict Management. Information on Conrad Grebel's Certificate Program can be viewed at http://grebel.uwaterloo.ca/certificate/index.shtml