Mindful Mondays: City Bar Series on Well-Being and Mindfulness

(Webinar) Practicing Mindfulness: Positive Negotiation Techniques

Monday, May 11, 2020 | 11:00 am – 12:15 pm

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Program Instructor:

Erin Gleason Alvarez
Arbitrator and Mediator, Gleason Alvarez ADR, LLC

  • What in the world do negotiation and mindfulness have in common? Quite a lot actually.

    If negotiation is a dialogue in which two (or more) people seek to find a solution to a problem…
    And mindfulness is the practice of maintaining a non-judgmental state of complete awareness…
    Then Mindful Negotiation is: The practice of conferring with others to derive some mutual benefit while staying present, focused, and proceeding without judgment.

    This positive approach helps us to move away from the competitive, combative and otherwise stressful ways in which negotiation is often characterized. And THIS is important because when you approach a negotiation from a place of focus, positivity and non-judgmental awareness, you tend to have a better experience in the negotiation itself – along with better outcomes.  This program will explore the positive impact of mindfulness in our negotiation lives: How mindfulness and negotiation intersect; and Strategies for incorporating lessons from mindfulness at the negotiation table, including active listening, cultivating calm, and releasing judgments you may harbor about your counter-party, your own abilities, or the negotiation process itself.

    Program Fee: Free for Members | $50 for Nonmembers

  • Erin Gleason Alvarez is an independent arbitrator and mediator with nearly 20 years of experience in the arbitration and ADR fields.  She has served as tribunal chair, sole arbitrator, arbitrator in emergency proceedings, and also mediator in cases relating to commercial matters and insurance disputes.  Ms. Gleason is also the Founder & CEO of Take Charge Negotiations, LLC, a company that provides corporate training in mindful negotiation techniques.  She holds an LLM from the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University.

  • 11:00 – 11:10 am
    Introduction and Background

    11:10 –11:20 am
    Emotion and Negotiation

    11:20 – 11:50 am
    Mindfulness and Negotiation Planning

    11:50 am – 12:20 pm
    Mindfulness Toolkit for the Negotiation Table

    12:20 pm – 12:30 pm
    Reflecting on Our Negotiation Experiences

  • CLE Credit:
    New York: 1.5 Law Practice Management
    New Jersey: 1.5 General
    California: 1.5 General
    Pennsylvania: 1.0 General
    Connecticut: Available to Licensed Attorneys

  • Sponsoring Association Committee:
    Mindfulness and Well-Being, Robert L. Chender & Cecilia B. Loving, Co-Chairs

    Co-Sponsoring Association Committees:
    Alternative Dispute Resolution, Charles M. Newman, Chair
    Government Ethics & State Affairs, Jennifer G. Rodgers, Chair
    Mental Health Law, Karen P. Simmons, Chair

    Co-Sponsored By:
    Lawyer Assistance Program, Eileen Travis, Director
    Office of Diversity & Inclusion, Deborah Martin Owens, Executive Director

    Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
    Angie Avila, Manager, Membership Outreach and Sponsorships | (212) 382-6608 | aavila@nycbar.org

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