by Margaret Anderson | Jul 5, 2012 | Blog
Just as an Olympic athlete visualizes herself going through a ski run or a gymnastics routine, you can improve important communications through visualization. The prospective conversation might be a request for a raise, a discussion with your teenager concerning...
by Margaret Anderson | Jun 27, 2012 | Blog
This week I’m reporting on a successful persuasion experience of my own. Since consensus-building and persuasion skills have become somewhat instinctive for me, after an interaction like this, I like to look back and notice what worked for me, which solidifies the...
by Margaret Anderson | Jun 20, 2012 | Blog
It’s impossible to overemphasize the value of a calm, confident, positive attitude when pursuing consensus or any important dialogue. Several years ago, I adopted a spiritual practice of expressing gratitude at the beginning of each day and found that it was just the...
by Margaret Anderson | Jun 13, 2012 | Blog
What’s good for your health is good for your communication and consensus building skills. In “A Day of Rest,”[1] actress Leelee Sobieski writes about how taking a weekly break from communications technology improved health and happiness for her and her entire...
by Margaret Anderson | Jun 7, 2012 | Blog
When someone’s words or actions seem unreasonable, impolite, or even outrageous, it’s all too easy to write him off as Attila the Impossible. But you are more likely to get through to him if, instead of passing judgment, you ask yourself how he would have to view the...
by Margaret Anderson | May 31, 2012 | Blog, DADA
When compliance professionals use our need for consistency against us, they can make it even more difficult for us to resist by building unnecessary difficulty into our first step, the initial position we take or the commitment we make. Several weeks ago, in my...
