Causes of Conflict, Conflict, crisis negotiatons, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, General, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Hong Kong, Mediation Practice, Negotiation, Practical Challenges for Mediators, Skills, Social intelligence, Tactics, Time Pressure
What can mediators learn from crisis negotiators?
Next week I am going to interview one of Hong Kong’s leading police negotiators, Dr Gilbert Wong, Commanding Officer of the Police Negotiation Cadre (PNC). When I first emailed with Gilbert, I was struck by the signature line of his email: “Who Cares Wins”. While it could be a mediator’s tagline, it is in fact,…