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 | Jan 31, 2022 | Blog, interest talk
If you missed Part I of this two-part series, or want to refresh your memory, Please click here: So, if directly contradicting doesn’t work so well, what do we do instead? Here’s a tiny sampling of tips: Ask sincerely curious questions Say, you’d ideally like Charlie...
by Margaret Anderson | Jan 20, 2022 | Blog
Pretty much every religion had some leader or sage who pronounced a Golden Rule—we should treat others as we ourselves would like to be treated. In Leviticus, Judaism teaches, “[L]ove your neighbor as yourself.” Jesus is described as honoring this teaching and...