Clive Lewis (business psychologist)

Clive Oscar Lewis OBE DL was a business psychologist and author. He was a workplace mediator in the UK[1] and a frequent commentator on employment and industrial relations issues.[2] He died in 2023.[3]

Public affairs

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Lewis was interviewed by the BBC to talk about the role mediation could play in the 2009 Royal Mail dispute.[4] In the same year, the Algerian government invited him to give a speech titled "Mediation – The British Perspective",[5] at a conference attended by about 400 members of the Algerian judiciary. He gave similar talks in Jordan[5] and the European Parliament. He was an adviser on the Gibbons Review[6] into UK workplace practices.

He attended a meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Alternative Dispute Resolution[7] and was honorary secretary for the Civil Mediation Council[8] until 2015. His research on mediation and organisation diagnosis in the National Health Service was shortlisted for an award by the Association for Business Psychology in 2017.[9]

Local roles

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In 2011, he was awarded the OBE[10] for his work in mediation and for chairing the government commissioned REACH report.[11] He was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of Gloucestershire in 2012.[12] He was a member of the board of governors for the University of the West of England, Bristol.[13]

Lewis founded the Bridge Builders Mentoring Scheme in 2014.[14] The scheme focuses on social mobility for boys and girls from disadvantaged backgrounds. He was also founder of the Senior Women’s Lunch held annually at the House of Lords.

Publications

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He authored 14 books,[15] including How to Master Workplace and Employment Mediation, published by Bloomsbury in 2015.[16] His book on tackling difficult conversations was featured in the Sunday Times.[17]

References

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  1. ^ "Clive Lewis". Mediate. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
    - "Clive Lewis". Clerks Room. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  2. ^ "HRM Conference April 2017 With Guest Speaker, Stella Collins". Westminster Business School. 19 April 2017. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  3. ^ "In memory of Clive Lewis OBE DL". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Doing deals between angry parties". BBC News. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
    - "29/10/2009, Wake Up to Money". BBC Radio 5. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  5. ^ a b Richbell, David (23 December 2014). How to Master Commercial Mediation. Bloomsbury Professional. ISBN 9781780436821. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017.
  6. ^ Gibbons, Michael (2007). A review of employment dispute resolution in Great Britain. London: UK Government.
  7. ^ Howell, John (14 November 2016). "Notes from the All-Party-Parliamentary Group on Alternative Dispute Resolution Meeting 14 November 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Civil Mediation Council". Civil Mediation. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  9. ^ "2017 Awards finalists". The Association for Business Psychology. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Queen's birthday honours list: OBE". The Guardian. 10 June 2011. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 11 May 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
    - "Queen's Birthday Honours 2011: list in full". Daily Telegraph. 11 June 2011. Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Reach report published today". Commission for Equality and Human Rights. Archived from the original on 7 November 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
    - "Black boys need role models: Report". Express. 9 August 2007. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  12. ^ "Clive Lewis OBE DL". Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire. 27 April 2016. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
    - "Deputy Lieutenant Commissions". The Gazette. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  13. ^ "Social mobility pioneer Clive Lewis OBE appointed to Board of Governors". UWE Bristol. 16 September 2016. Archived from the original on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
    - "Clive Lewis OBE appointed to UWE Board of Governors". Business Leader. 19 September 2016. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  14. ^ "'Bridge Builders' Initiative Inspires Luton Students to Focus on the Future". The Shared Learning Trust. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
    - "Bridge Builders Mentoring Scheme". Bridge Builders Mentoring Scheme. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  15. ^ "Three of a kind: managing workplace conflict". Personnel Today. 13 May 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  16. ^ "How to Master Workplace and Employment Mediation". Bloomsbury Publishing. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  17. ^ Chynoweth, Carly (8 May 2011). "Don't fear the weeper". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0956-1382. Retrieved 5 February 2018.