by Margaret Anderson | Apr 11, 2012 | Blog
We all know what it’s like to go to sleep wondering what to say or do about a situation. Sometimes we awaken with a new inspiration. You can enhance the work your unconscious mind does while you snooze. You can generate more creative awakenings and flesh out those new...
by Margaret Anderson | Apr 5, 2012 | Blog, DADA
Remember the story of Henny Penny? She was scratching in the barnyard when something hit her on the head. Henny Penny thought the sky was falling and set off for the royal palace to report the crisis. As she hurried along, telling everyone she met, “The sky is...
by Margaret Anderson | Mar 29, 2012 | Blog
What do you do when someone just won’t listen? He says something you disagree with, and no matter how you try to explain another point of view, he keeps reiterating his original idea as if he didn’t even hear what you said. In these cases, paraphrasing his words can...
by Margaret Anderson | Mar 20, 2012 | Blog
I love hearing my clients’ and readers’ success stories, especially when they involve new contexts for application of their consensus, persuasion and communication skills. This week, Gracie of Austin, Texas wrote to me, “While reading Bridges to Consensus, I...
by Margaret Anderson | Mar 15, 2012 | Blog, DADA
Suppose you go shopping at Southside Mall and see a shirt you like for $55. A passerby tells you, “I saw that same shirt at Northside Mall for “$43.” Northside Mall is a twenty-minute drive from your current location. Would you make the trip to save the $12? If you...
by Margaret Anderson | Mar 7, 2012 | Blog
I love finding new examples of the interested-oriented approach to dealing with others, examples that show how we can get more of what we need or want from others when we address their interests along with our own. A day or so ago, I read an article about new trends...
