by Margaret Anderson | Dec 19, 2012 | Blog
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...
by Margaret Anderson | Dec 13, 2012 | Blog
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...
by Margaret Anderson | Dec 5, 2012 | Blog
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....
by Margaret Anderson | Nov 29, 2012 | Blog, DADA
The more we learn about brain science, the more we realize that decisions we feel are objective can be influenced by subtle factors we aren’t aware of. Psychologist Daniel Cassanto of the New School for Social Research studies the ways that our manner of physically...
by Margaret Anderson | Nov 21, 2012 | Blog
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...
by Margaret Anderson | Nov 15, 2012 | Blog
“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...