Practice and Mentoring 

Malcolm Gladwell in his book Outliers puts forward the concept that it takes about 10,000 hours of dedicated practice to truly master a skill, and that the biggest factor in success is not innate talent or blind luck, but rather dedication to one's chosen craft.

As a busy practitioner, your challenge is how to find the time to complete your 10,000 hours in order to become an proficient in your field.

All it takes is "practice, practice, practice."

Of course, experience in the field helps you reach the 10,000 hour mark, but the combination of classroom learning, coupled with coached practice, can propel you into the master category.

Now, you can find the time.

Thousands of practitioners have taken  the opportunity to practice their skills in order to become experts in their fields. When you seek out opportunities to engage, you'll find the time to combine classroom learning and coached practice. Workshops feature dynamic lectures, negotiation exercises, and real-world case studies.

Take every "opportunity to observe experts demonstrate mediation models and skills, and to practice those skills in simulations, and to receive feedback from the experts."

Edward M. Neafsey, Former Superior Court Judge

State of New Jersey