Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays

I am going to take a couple of weeks off from blogging to enjoy the holidays. I’ll be back in the groove in early January. For New Year’s, I plan to focus on gratitude rather than on resolutions. Please know that I will be expressing many thanks for you, my blog...
Live, Love & Listen

Live, Love & Listen

The other day I came across this adage on Facebook: Live without pretending. Love without depending. Listen without defending. Some of the best advice I’ve ever seen. Each line of this little poem relates to effective communication and consensus building. “Live...
Consensus Building, Trekie style

Consensus Building, Trekie style

Lately, I have been revisiting the original Star Trek TV series as well as the second series, Star Trek the Next Generation. Nichelle Nichols, the actress who played Lieut. Uhura in the first series reportedly once said to Gene Roddenberry, “You clever devil....
Thanksgiving 2012

Thanksgiving 2012

On this Thanksgiving Day, I’m especially thankful for you—my blog readers. Thank you for your interest in consensus building and communication; your interest fuels my fire for this profession. Thanks also for commenting on various articles and sharing them with...
Clarifying Written Communication

Clarifying Written Communication

“Get it down in writing so everything will be clear.” How many times have you said, heard, or thought that? Sometimes written communication clarifies things, and sometimes it does just the opposite. People can misunderstand a written message when they don’t hear...