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...
by Margaret Anderson | Mar 8, 2022 | Blog
This month I’m blogging bits of women’s history that relate to persuasion, consensus building, or communication skills. Isobel Briggs Meyers Understanding personality, or temperament, plays a significant role in the skills I teach. Some people now prefer...
