by Margaret Anderson | May 5, 2019 | Blog
OK, maybe “fortunate” is too strong a word. I would rather not repeat this experience, thank you very much. But most of you know I believe a positive attitude—not starry-eyed naïveté, but realistically positive attitude—helps us in every kind of human endeavor,...
by Margaret Anderson | May 5, 2019 | Blog
When I first crafted a slogan for my consensus-building and communication services, I tried it out on a man I’ll call “Jack,” whom I met at church. The slogan, which had been clicking with my corporate and professional clients, was, “Get what you want from others,...
by Margaret Anderson | Feb 12, 2019 | Blog
Several days ago, I was driving at about 50 mph. All of a sudden, when I pushed on the accelerator, I found I was going slower, not faster, and the car was mighty quiet. The engine wasn’t running! Fortunately, I was near an exit and managed to coast onto the...
by Margaret Anderson | Jan 4, 2019 | Blog
As you all know, my slogan is, “Get more of what you need from others, while building bridges, not burning them.” The most magical aspect of the consensus building system I teach also happens to be the most difficult for people to believe. Building...
by Margaret Anderson | Nov 13, 2018 | Blog
I will present a 50 min. workshop on “Getting comfortable with Negotiation” for the Society of Petroleum Engineers, Gulf Coast Section, Women in Energy Congress, Jan. 18, 2019, 1:10 PM. Getting Comfortable with Negotiation: What if reaching agreement...
by Margaret Anderson | Sep 9, 2018 | Blog
As promised, here’s an excerpt from Chapter 2 of Bridges to Consensus, Chapter, pp. 14-15: Just as we all agree that we should drive carefully, defensively and alertly, we embrace basic principles of how to deal with one another. Many religious leaders, philosophers...
