by Margaret Anderson | May 15, 2022 | Blog, Book Excerpts
My new book not only contains a lot of information related to the first half of the title, Women Can Renew the World If…, the whys, the hows, the meaning of the “If,” it also features info on the second half of the title …and So Can You, skills...
by Margaret Anderson | Apr 30, 2022 | Blog, Books, News
At long last, my “pandemic project” is complete. The new book, Women Can Renew the World If… and So Can You is published and available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09YRH6QTX/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Brief...
by Margaret Anderson | Apr 13, 2022 | Blog, Book Excerpts, Communication, interest talk
Today I read an interesting quote from Alan Alda, “Listening is being able to be changed by the other person.” That quote might seem a little scary at gut level. Why? In these times of such extreme polarization, we might think that listening could mean we...
by Margaret Anderson | Apr 2, 2022 | Blog, Communication
I get most of my national and international news in email newsletters from well regarded sources such as the Poynter Institute and Axios. Axios recently launched a new one, Finish Line, that focuses on upbeat stories. A recent issue summarizes how Axios trains its...
by Margaret Anderson | Mar 20, 2022 | Blog, Book Excerpts, Books, Communication
“I will never attend an antiwar rally. If you have a peace rally, invite me.” – mother Teresa Last time, I wrote about the power of listening. I got some feedback I thought deserved more than just a comment from me. Rather, I decided to build a new...
by Margaret Anderson | Mar 13, 2022 | Blog, Communication
Many of the principles of persuasion and consensus building are counterintuitive, perhaps none more so than the value of listening. When we disagree with someone, our knee-jerk reaction is to go into defense mode, don our mental boxing gloves and prepare our...
