About
“Peacemaking is not something that we should do to or impose on others, it is the responsibility of us all to live its message”
Mediator, speaker and author Jane Gunn is a former corporate lawyer. She specializes in transforming business relationships and has helped numerous companies to move from deadlock situations to opening new streams of revenue and a vibrant corporate culture. Saving her clients thousands of £ s, tiresome lawsuits, devastating disputes and ruined relationships on the way.
The stakes couldn’t be higher for businesses right now. Critical decisions must be made each day as to how they are going to survive and thrive in the weeks and months ahead. And yet the ability for many leaders and managers to think and decide clearly may be challenged by:
- Disagreements with colleagues
- Tensions with family members
- Internal conflict created by the times we are living in
Jane’s mission is to help people and organisations to manage change, challenge and crisis without suffering massive financial and personal cost. Her experience and insight enable her to get people and groups with different priorities, incentives and ways of doing things, to work together successfully and make their own decisions about their vision and goals for the future.
She saves high profile organisations and busy executives both MONEY and HEARTACHE.
MANIFESTO and PLEDGE.
I believe that each of us needs a M.A.P. to guide us as we journey through life. A promise to uphold set of values or principles that are important to us and that is what I call a Manifesto And Pledge. Here are the things that are important to me in the work that we do together and how we communicate:
Open and honest debate – to enable dialogue and genuine listening to discuss and consider different perspectives, opinions and points of view without judgement or adversity
Self-determination – to empower people to make their own decisions with clarity, confidence and decisiveness
ReSolutionary thinking – to encourage thinking deeply, differently and dangerously to uncover the root of the problem and options for resolution
Creative problem solving – to explore and play with multiple ideas and solutions without judgement or coercion
Harmony and balance – to help all in finding harmony and balance in a crazy world
Listening and learning – to be open to hear and respond to and to learn from others even when we fundamentally disagree
MEDIATOR
Listed as a Global Leader in Who’s Who Mediation and featured in Legal 500 Hall of Fame, Jane Gunn is a former city solicitor, now a full-time mediator with over 25 years’ experience of mediating commercial cases. She has mediated hundreds of disputes including, business, partnership, employment, property and construction, personal injury and clinical negligence, trusts and family disputes and is frequently chosen for her extensive mediation experience as well as her ability to handle complex and emotive cases,
“I highly recommend that you reach out to Jane NOW if you want to reduce the human and financial cost conflict can cause.”
SPEAKER
Her approach is interactive and fun. Conference keynotes, concurrent and breakout sessions are available as well as half and full day programmes. Participants are engaged and entertained by a mix of – memorable stories, current research, takeaway skills and tools and lively humour
Jane’s skill is in getting people:
- Talking about what matters most – both to them and to their organisation
- Motivated, energized and committed to what needs to happen next
Her mission is to empower leaders to achieve collaboration and growth in times of change, challenge and crisis. She has a powerful message supported by practical tools and techniques that applies to organizations of all sizes across all sectors.
“Jane Gunn is a highly entertaining and thought-provoking speaker”
“She ‘wowed’ us with her valuable insights and tips on reducing conflict at home and at work”
AUTHOR
Jane is also the author of 2 popular books “How To Beat Bedlam In The Boardroom And Boredom In The Bedroom” and “The Authority Guide To Conflict Resolution”.
“This book should become a classic, I’ll give copies away and urge people to read and re-read it, as I will. It speaks to a world that needs to understand and act on your message”
– Jack Levin, Partner, Covington & Burling LLP, New York
“Precepts about Tolerance and Empathy and Compromise are all part of the slogans of public discourse. And yet, when it comes to actual negotiations, we all tend to harden our positions, frequently beyond repair, not realizing that win-win solutions are far more durable, and satisfying, than results that just end in winners and losers”.
– Ambassador Ahmad Kamal, United Nations, New York
