Date: 14th July 2010: Harvey Nash’s Leadership Services division extends its consultancy offering to help clients deal with potentially tough times ahead

Recent research suggests that workplace conflict currently costs the UK £24bn per year and many line managers spending upwards of one day per week on conflict resolution. With potentially difficult economic times ahead, the demand for conflict management is likely to grow and UK businesses are increasingly looking for creative, pragmatic and cost effective options for building relationships at work.

Harvey Nash Leadership Services – the division of the global recruitment group that helps leading companies develop high performance leadership teams – has entered a new strategic partnership with Globis aimed at helping companies resolve major conflicts.

Globis has helped organisations save tens of millions of pounds by using the principles of mediation. Service areas include:

• Setting up an in-house mediation scheme
• Appointing a mediator
• Mediation training
• Outsourcing a mediation service

 Dr. Noorzaman Rashid, Head of Leadership Services and Government and Public Sector Team at Harvey Nash said ” We are delighted to be able to support our clients with such a strategically important area of their business. Globis are the UK’s leading provider in this field so it is a fantastic development for Harvey Nash Leadership Services and our clients. We look forward to a prosperous relationship.”

 Clive Lewis, Director at Globis said “I am delighted to be working with Harvey Nash on this exciting strategic development. Mediation is proving to be a valuable tool for organisations that recognise the importance of positive relationships in the workplace. I look forward to building a strong partnership with Harvey Nash and helping our clients realise the benefits that come from working with mediation and other conflict management solutions”.   

 About Harvey Nash:

Harvey Nash is a global professional services organisation focused on talent management and committed to delivering the best talent and related services through 35 offices worldwide. The company has three dedicated service lines; Executive Search and Leadership Services; Professional Recruitment and Outsourcing. A trusted advisor to some of the world’s leading businesses, turnover in 2009 was £400million. Harvey Nash professionals pursue the highest levels of integrity and quality in providing a unique portfolio of services.

About Globis:

Globis is a specialist provider of workplace mediation services and works with many of the largest public and private organisations in Europe. Globis director, Clive Lewis, is the author of ‘The Definitive Guide to Workplace Mediation’ and Board member of the Civil Mediation Council. Globis recently trained 16 mediators at East Sussex County Council leading to the implementation of an in-house mediation scheme which has delivered cost savings of almost £1m in just over one year and recently won a recent tender to set up an in-house mediation scheme at Queen Mary, University of London.

For further information please contact Euan Frizzell at Harvey Nash on +44 (0)20 7333 1813 or email euan.frizzell@harveynash.com or Helen Robinson at Globis on + 44 (0) 330 100 0809 or Helen.robinson@globis.co.uk  

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